Chandigarh, July 27
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput enjoyed a massive fan-following. Even after the actor’s untimely death, he regularly trends on Twitter with fans seeking justice for him.
However, this time, it isn’t the actor but the misuse of his picture by a popular e-commerce site that has left the fuming SSR fans starting a trend.
Hashtag ‘Boycott Flipkart’ gathered steam on Tuesday evening on Twitter after disgruntled fans of Sushant Singh Rajput spotted a tee with a reference to ‘depression’ over a picture of the actor on the e-commerce site.
A t-shirt was listed on Flipkart with an artwork of Sushant and a phrase “Depression is like drowning” written on it. Soon after spotting it, fans shared it across social media and “Boycott Flipkart” gained hype.
While many called the label out, some even criticised Flipkart for listing and marketing it on its site. They demanded that the article be taken down as soon as possible.
Since the product didn’t go down well with the fans, here’s how they reacted:
Shame on you @Flipkart. You want to malign a person who is no more to defend himself 💔#BoycottFlipkart
— Varsha 🇮🇳 (@TherealVarsha) July 27, 2022
Smear Campaign Against SSR pic.twitter.com/VizYzl5Z5o
#BoycottFlipkart
— Soma Dutta (@SomaDut96461948) July 26, 2022
Now Flipkart cm out as t new on t list of abusers of Sushant Singh Rajput
Shame on Flipkart
You r now earning money on an innocent deceased soul by tagging him as a mental patient
Is tat much worst condition u r in right now..??
Sushant 4m Dreamer 2 Achiever
#BoycottFlipkart #BoycottBollywood
— sush 4 ever (@MEENU82433774) July 27, 2022
Smear Campaign Against SSR https://t.co/yO9aEtOJDs
Soulless creatures trying to mint money at other person's suffering.. Disgusting @Flipkart @flipkartsupport Can you remove this hurtful product from your platform. #BoycottFlipkart https://t.co/dNzrSuELI8
— Vandana - #CBIforPalghar (@iamwhat31702379) July 26, 2022
I was happy to see Sushant sir t-shirt
— Justice4SSR (@Justice132465) July 26, 2022
But then I see the line
Depression is like drowing
Who are you to decide he was depressed or not❓
The case is still not solved yet
Shame on u 😡@Flipkart @FlipkartSellers @flipkart_tech #BoycottFlipkart
Sushant 4m Dreamer 2 Achiever pic.twitter.com/Ag3gxoUMpP
Shame on @Flipkart 😠😠
— Hemant Vardani - Fighting for Sushant 🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@Hemant36182804) July 26, 2022
Kindly do remove this product now...
Otherwise get ready to boycott.. #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput #BoycottBollywood
BW Killed SSR DreamProjects pic.twitter.com/q0FDIEKM9R
#flipcart you can't do marketing of your product by dragging a dead person. Think about there family members..karma will catch you soon.#BoycottFlipkart pic.twitter.com/vmW8MxWCIq
— Armaan (@Armaan_rm) July 26, 2022
Country has not yet come out of the shock of Sushant's tragic death.
— Kashyap (@Kashyap_updates) July 26, 2022
We will keep raising our voice for justice..
Flipkart should be ashamed of this heinous act and should apologize that such incident will not be repeated again.#BoycottFlipkart pic.twitter.com/wEVLPYl5EH
Slamming Flipkart, the enraged fans even filed grievances at the e-commerce site and served notice to the platform for stooping low and listing products with misleading quotes.
2. Someone has uploaded this (I have hidden the face printed on T-Shirt) on .@Flipkart which is defaming a deceased. Hence I'll serve a notice to Flipkart team.
— Rudrabha Mukherjee 🇮🇳 (@imrudrabha) July 26, 2022
Also, #BoycottFlipkart for such reasons.
Copy to .@withoutthemind di .@divinemitz di .@flipkartsupport
A thread. (2) pic.twitter.com/tJLhFh20fJ
Update
— Rudrabha Mukherjee 🇮🇳 (@imrudrabha) July 26, 2022
I will serve notice to .@Flipkart tonight (for approving a material which is defaming a deceased) as a common & responsible citizen.
Cc: .@withoutthemind di .@divinemitz di .@soniaRainaV di .@FlipkartStories .@flipkartsupport & BW Killed SSR DreamProjects TL participants
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