Hyundai Kashmir Tweet

Bajrang Dal members staged a protest at food joints of KFC, Dominos, Pizza Hut and showrooms of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors in Ahmedabad on Saturday against their alleged social media post supporting 'Kashmir Solidarity Day'.

Global automakers Toyotaand Honda, along withfast food chains Domino's Pizza and KFC, are among half a dozen companies that have issued public apologiesto India for social media activity on behalf oftheir Pakistani partners.

Toyota Motor and Domino's Pizza are among half a dozen companies that have apologised to India for social media posts from their Pakistani partners expressing support for separatists in Kashmir, as more companies got caught up in diplomatic fracas.

Hundreds of social media users in India, backed calls for a boycott, saying Hyundai must apologise for being insensitive to India's position on the decades-old dispute.

Pizza chain Domino's and Japanese auto major Honda have apologised for hurting sentiments of Indians by social media posts of their business associates in Pakistan supporting separatists in Kashmir.

A statement released by India's Ministry of External Affairs said that South Korea's Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong had also called the external affairs minister, and regretted the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the post.

Piyush Goyal, cabinet minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry has said that the Government of India wants Hyundai to be more forceful in unequivocal apology for the controversial tweet posted by a Hyundai Pakistan dealer.

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal today said that government has asked Hyundai to be more forceful in its unequivocal apology

Hyundai Motor India today said that it does not comment on political or religious issues in any particular region. The statement comes following a backlash on social media after a dealer in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor is facing a blowback in India after its dealer in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor faced calls on Monday for a boycott of its cars in India after a tweet from the account of its Pakistan partner expressed solidarity for separatists in Kashmir.

A dealer account by the name @hyundaipakistanofficial had put out a post supporting 'Kashmir Solidarity' day recently, supporting the separatists in Kashmir. The tweet went viral in no time and it didn't take long for #boycotthyundai to trend on the social media platform.

Hyundai Motor India on Sunday said it stands strong on its ethos of respecting nationalism following a backlash in social media after a dealer of Hyundai in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.

Bajrang Dal members staged a protest at food joints of KFC, Dominos, Pizza Hut and showrooms of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors in Ahmedabad on Saturday against their alleged social media post supporting 'Kashmir Solidarity Day'.

Global automakers Toyotaand Honda, along withfast food chains Domino's Pizza and KFC, are among half a dozen companies that have issued public apologiesto India for social media activity on behalf oftheir Pakistani partners.

Toyota Motor and Domino's Pizza are among half a dozen companies that have apologised to India for social media posts from their Pakistani partners expressing support for separatists in Kashmir, as more companies got caught up in diplomatic fracas.

Hundreds of social media users in India, backed calls for a boycott, saying Hyundai must apologise for being insensitive to India's position on the decades-old dispute.

Pizza chain Domino's and Japanese auto major Honda have apologised for hurting sentiments of Indians by social media posts of their business associates in Pakistan supporting separatists in Kashmir.

A statement released by India's Ministry of External Affairs said that South Korea's Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong had also called the external affairs minister, and regretted the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the post.

Piyush Goyal, cabinet minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry has said that the Government of India wants Hyundai to be more forceful in unequivocal apology for the controversial tweet posted by a Hyundai Pakistan dealer.

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal today said that government has asked Hyundai to be more forceful in its unequivocal apology

Hyundai Motor India today said that it does not comment on political or religious issues in any particular region. The statement comes following a backlash on social media after a dealer in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor is facing a blowback in India after its dealer in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor faced calls on Monday for a boycott of its cars in India after a tweet from the account of its Pakistan partner expressed solidarity for separatists in Kashmir.

A dealer account by the name @hyundaipakistanofficial had put out a post supporting 'Kashmir Solidarity' day recently, supporting the separatists in Kashmir. The tweet went viral in no time and it didn't take long for #boycotthyundai to trend on the social media platform.

Hyundai Motor India on Sunday said it stands strong on its ethos of respecting nationalism following a backlash in social media after a dealer of Hyundai in Pakistan posted a message supporting separatists in Kashmir.