Bengaluru: Online platforms Meesho, Flipkart and Teeshopper faced severe backlash after they were found to be selling Lawrence Bishnoi hero T-shirts online. An X user questioned the companies and claimed such types of merchandise were promoting “online radicalisation”. Netizens also carried a similar sentiment. Following the viral post, Meesho released an official statement.
Alishan Jafri, an X user, brought out the issue through a post. Sharing pictures of the Lawrence Bishnoi T-shirts, available for both adults and kids, he wrote, “People are literally selling gangster merchandise on platforms like @Meesho_Official and Teeshopper. This is just one example of India’s latest online radicalisation.” Further, the X user accused social media influencers were minting money by promoting gang content. Jafri also listed criminal cases from several parts of the country that were motivated by gangster content.
Lawrence Bishnoi hero T-shirts sold on Meesho & Flipkart; netizens react
Lawrence Bishnoi T-shirts were found on e-commerce websites.
Image credits: @alishan_jafri/X
