New Delhi (NVI) In an open letter to India celebrities, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has appealed to them to join the call for boycotting all Chinese products and stop endorsing them, as a mark of respect for the fallen Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley attack.
The traders’ body has appealed to celebrities including actors and cricketers “unite in this national movement” and stand in solidarity with the Indian soldiers who face “continued unabated aggression from China.”
@TEAMCAIT APPEAL TO ALL CELEBRITIES OF INDIA,
Please stop endorsing Chinese brands and stand in solidarity with our soldiers who face continued unabated aggression from China. It is time to unite for this national movement. Jai Hind?? #BoycottChineseProducts #ChinaMustPay pic.twitter.com/YYc0nyy2Ve— CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS ( CAIT) (@TEAMCAIT) June 18, 2020
The confederation has requested Aamir Khan, Virat Kohli, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan to stop endorsing Chinese brands as a mark of respect for Indian soldiers.
“At a time when China’s army in the most clandestine manner has committed a barbaric attack on the Indian army at Ladakh border, the heart of every Indian is filled with deep anguish, resentment and abhorrence against the atrocities of the Chinese and their persistent attitude of antagonism towards India. The blood of every Indian today is boiling with a strong sense of vengeance and a firm resolve to hit back at China not only militarily but also economically,” read the letter.
CAIT has also invited Amitabh Bacchan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dikshit, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Sonu Sood to join the nationwide campaign of “boycott Chinese goods” under its flagship movement “Bhartiya Saaman – Hamara Abhiman”.
20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the intervening night of June 15 and 16 in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley near Line of Actual Control (LAC).
There is a strong anti-China sentiment in the country after the “pre-meditated and planned” attack by the Chinese army on Indian troops that lead to violent clashes and casualties on both sides.
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