Pizza chain Domino’s and Japanese car essential Honda these days apologised for hurting the emotions of Indians because of social media posts made via way of means of their enterprise buddies in Pakistan. The statements come an afternoon after carmaker Hyundai issued a rationalization for a tweet assisting separatists in Kashmir.
Domino’s India stated it’s miles dedicated to the Indian marketplace and has the maximum recognize for the humans and tradition of the us of a.
“Domino’s India is dedicated to the Indian marketplace, having known as it domestic for greater than 25 years, and has the maximum recognize for the humans, tradition and spirit of nationalism of the us of a,” the enterprise stated in a assertion on Twitter.
The multinational pizza chain in addition stated, “We stand right here to defend its legacy forever. We recognize and honour the whole lot the us of a has to offer.”
This is the us of a we’ve known as our domestic for the ultimate 25 years, and we stand right here to defend its legacy forever. We recognize and honour the whole lot the us of a has to offer. pic.twitter.com/8II6XuLxb0
— dominos_india (@dominos_india) February 8, 2022
Honda India additionally took to Twitter to difficulty an apology pronouncing that it regretted any harm induced to the emotions of Indians.
“Honda is deeply dedicated to making sure compliance with legal guidelines and sentiments of each us of a it operates in. Any harm induced to this impact is regretted,” it stated.
As part of its policy, Honda stated it “endeavours to make sure that, in any a part of the sector it’s miles present, it avoids touch upon race, politics, faith and social issues”.
Domino’s and Honda joined the listing of world firms – Hyundai, KFC, Pizza Hut, Toyota, Suzuki – which have apologised for posts on social media made via way of means of their enterprise companions in Pakistan on Kashmir Solidarity Day. The social media posts drew a backlash in India with customers on Twitter calling for a boycott of merchandise via way of means of those companies.