Distancing itself from
the controversial remark by superstar and its brand ambassador Aamir
Khan on intolerance, e-commerce major Snapdeal today said the
comments were made by the actor "in his personal capacity"
and the firm is "no way connected" with them.
"Snapdeal is
neither connected nor plays a role in comments made by Aamir
Khan News in his personal capacity. Snapdeal is a proud Indian
company built by passionate young Indians focused on building an
inclusive digital India," Snapdeal said in a statement.
The controversy also
raged online, with Netizens airing their views on Twitter. While many
users deleted the Snapdeal
app to show their protest against the e-commerce firm of which Khan
is a brand ambassador, others have given a one-star rating (lowest).
"Dear @snapdeal I
will not purchase anything from you until you remove @aamir_khan as
brand ambassador. Will boycott #AamirKhan movies," read one
tweet.
Khan is at the centre of
a raging debate after he expressed "alarm and despondency"
over recent incidents of intolerance during an interaction here.
"Kiran (his wife)
and I have lived all our life in India. For the first time, she said,
should we move out of India... She fears for her child, she fears
about what the atmosphere around us will be," the actor had said
on Monday.
Khan also supported
those returning their awards, saying one of the ways for creative
people to express their dissatisfaction or disappointment is by
giving back awards.
"Everyday, we are
positively impacting thousands of small businesses and millions of
consumers in India. We will continue towards our mission of creating
one million successful online entrepreneurs in India," it added.
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