Gulf | Oman
Ashoka Chakra scrapped from Oman firm's advertisements
Oman-based business firm decides not to use Ashoka Chakra in their advertisements
- By Sunil K. Vaidya, Bureau Chief
- Published: 13:49 February 18, 2012
Muscat: An Oman-based business firm that has been using Ashoka Chakra on their stationary, boardings and newspaper advertisements has decided to refrain from using the Indian national emblem, according to P. E. Lalachen, who had urged the Indian Embassy to take up the matter.
"Finally battle against the misuse of Indian national emblem has been won partially," Lalachen told Gulf News. He said that the business house, which owns hotels and Indian restaurants in Oman, has reportedly decided to withdraw the Ashoka Chakra from all their "advertisements".
"It is not clear whether they are going to remove the emblem from all their stationery, sign boards, carry bags and the website," he said.
However, the Muscat-based lawyer feels that the decision by the business house, owned by an Indian national, to remove Ashoka Chakra from the advertisements was a symbolic success.
Lalachen had taken up on himself to prevent a serious insult to the Indian national emblem - The Ashoka Chakra - by the Indian business house in Oman.
He had written to the Indian ambassador, J. S. Mukul, to intervene and take appropriate steps to put an end to usage of the Indian national emblem as well as national flag colours by the business enterprise, which he pointed out, was owned by an Indian national.
"So far there has been no reply even to acknowledge that they have received my complaint," Lalachen said, adding that he had vainly taken up the issue even with the previous ambassador, Anil Wadhwa. "Even when I wrote to the previous ambassador there was no response," he said. Lalachen was even ready to take the battle, to save what he called Indian honour, to the Supreme Court of India.
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