Aamir Khan's intolerance remark: Flipkart's Sachin Bansal comes to Snapdeal's rescue
Advertisement
In the past he used Twitter to slam Snapdeal , but Sachin Bansal did an exception on Wednesday when he came out in defence of the e-commerce rival after Aamir Khan 's intolerance remark sparked outrage also bringing massive criticism for Snapdeal.
"This is a flawed logic. Brands don't buy into brand ambassadors personal opinions. @snapdeal shouldn't face this," Bansal, the co-founder and CEO of India's largest online marketplaceFlipkart tweeted.
Many people enraged by Bollywood star Aamir Khan's recent controversial statements on rising intolerance in India vented their frustration on Snapdeal, for which Khan is a brand ambassador
Internet users downvoted Snapdeal's app on the Google Play Store and commented that others uninstall the app as well. "Uninstall snapdeal app #App wapsi Amir Khan plzz leave our country as soon as possible no Deal with snapdeal just uninstaled snapdeal App," an app store user who goes by the name Sujit Kadam wrote.
This hasn't affected Snapdeal's rankings on the Play Store yet, according to App Annie. Snapdeal's ranking has remained constant at 27 in the the list of top apps. Flipkart is ranked at 9 and Amazon India at 14, according to App Annie.
Flipkart itself was at the receiving end of such a protest in April as users angry with the company's move to join Airtel Zero down-voted and uninstalled its app in protest.
The last time around on Twitter, Bansal wasn't very charitable towards Snapdeal. In May, he took a stab at Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal who reportedly suggested that India didn't have the right kind of software engineers it needed.
"Don't blame India for your failure to hire great engineers. They join for culture and challenge," Bansal said. The Snapdeal co-founder later clarified that he was quoted "out of context."
Advertisement
"This is a flawed logic. Brands don't buy into brand ambassadors personal opinions. @snapdeal shouldn't face this," Bansal, the co-founder and CEO of India's largest online marketplace
Many people enraged by Bollywood star Aamir Khan's recent controversial statements on rising intolerance in India vented their frustration on Snapdeal, for which Khan is a brand ambassador
Internet users downvoted Snapdeal's app on the Google Play Store and commented that others uninstall the app as well. "Uninstall snapdeal app #App wapsi Amir Khan plzz leave our country as soon as possible no Deal with snapdeal just uninstaled snapdeal App," an app store user who goes by the name Sujit Kadam wrote.
This hasn't affected Snapdeal's rankings on the Play Store yet, according to App Annie. Snapdeal's ranking has remained constant at 27 in the the list of top apps. Flipkart is ranked at 9 and Amazon India at 14, according to App Annie.
Advertisement
The last time around on Twitter, Bansal wasn't very charitable towards Snapdeal. In May, he took a stab at Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal who reportedly suggested that India didn't have the right kind of software engineers it needed.
"Don't blame India for your failure to hire great engineers. They join for culture and challenge," Bansal said. The Snapdeal co-founder later clarified that he was quoted "out of context."
Advertisement
- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
- Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
- Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
- ITC plans to open more hotels overseas: CMD Sanjiv Puri
- 2024 LS polls pegged as costliest ever, expenditure may touch ₹1.35 lakh crore: Expert
- 10 Best things to do in India for tourists
- 19,000 school job losers likely to be eligible recruits: Bengal SSC
- Groww receives SEBI approval to launch Nifty non-cyclical consumer index fund