Zomato’s advertisement using a Bollywood movie character called ‘kachra’ for recycling message was offensive, tone-deaf. His portrayal in Lagaan was itself problematic. The company’s defence is that it was ‘humorous’ makes it worse. Nothing about caste supremacy is funny. It just reinforces the lack of caste diversity in private companies.
Canada is risking ties with India. Just condemning Gandhi’s assassination tableau not enough
Canada’s condemnation of a tableau celebrating the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi means little as long as its government doesn’t act against violent Sikh extremism. Abetted by ethnic vote-bank politics, Sikh extremists have incited hate with impunity. Canada is letting its strategic ties with India become hostage to terror.