“This is unacceptable,” Sushma Swaraj, India’s foreign minister, wrote on Twitter Wednesday in response to a posting from a user showing an image of the doormats for sale. https://t.co/L4yI3gLk3h — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017Amazon must tender unconditional apology. /1 — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian Visa to any Amazon official. — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) January 11, 2017India’s flag code outlines the proper display of the saffron, green and white banner and prohibits disrespecting it. ENLARGE Photo: The Wall Street JournalThe Indian flag doormats are “no longer available for sale on the site,” said a spokeswoman for Amazon in India.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 12, 2017 06:15 UTC