Foreign Minister Threatens Amazon Over Indian Flag Doormats
- Sushma Swaraj vows to rescind visas for Amazon employees
- Amazon removes item after Indian mission intervened: official
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India’s foreign minister has lashed out at Amazon.com Inc. on Twitter for selling doormats bearing an image of the Indian flag, prompting the online retail giant to remove the offending item amid a storm of controversy.
Sushma Swaraj threatened to withhold visas for Amazon employees, and rescind those already granted, if the company did not remove the Indian flag doormats from its website.