Days after car-manufacturer Hyundai‘s Pakistan offshoot tweeted about “remembering the sacrifices” of individuals in Kashmir and requested for folks to face in assist as these folks continued to “struggle for freedom”, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong referred to as up External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and “regretted the offense” precipitated to the folks and Government of India by the social media submit, Ministry of External Affairs stated Tuesday.
The Indian authorities Tuesday reacted sharply because it stated that it had summoned the South Korean envoy and had expressed displeasure to him. The Indian envoy in Seoul additionally conveyed the identical message to the South Korean authorities.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated he obtained a name from South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and mentioned the “Hyundai matter”.
Jaishankar tweeted, “Received a name from ROK FM Chung Eui-yong at present. Discussed bilateral and multilateral points as additionally the Hyundai matter.”
Received a name from ROK FM Chung Eui-yong at present. Discussed bilateral and multilateral points as additionally the Hyundai matter.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 8, 2022
Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated, “We had seen a social media post on the so-called Kashmir Solidarity Day was made by Hyundai Pakistan. Immediately after this social media post on Sunday, 6th February 2022, our Ambassador in Seoul contacted the Hyundai Headquarters and sought an explanation. The offending post had been removed later. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday 7th February 2022.”
Our response to media queries on social media submit by Hyundai Pakistan on the so referred to as Kashmir Solidarity Day: https://t.co/2QlubQwXJJ https://t.co/S5AkS3wT9a pic.twitter.com/QkkqwIdv64
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) February 8, 2022
“The sturdy displeasure of the Government on the unacceptable social media submit by Hyundai Pakistan was conveyed to him. It was highlighted that this matter involved India’s territorial integrity on which there may very well be no compromise. We anticipated the corporate to take acceptable motion to correctly tackle these points,” Bagchi added.
“South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong referred to as the External Affairs Minister this morning (Tuesday). While they mentioned a number of points, the South Korean Foreign Minister additionally conveyed that they regretted the offense precipitated to the folks and Government of India by the social media submit,” he stated.
A assertion was additionally issued by Hyundai Motors conveying its “deep regret” to the folks of India and making it clear that it doesn’t touch upon the political or spiritual points, he stated.
He added that India welcomes investments by international firms in varied sectors. But, he stated, “It is also expected that such companies or their affiliates will refrain from false and misleading comments on matters of sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
On February 5, a deal with by the title Hyundai Pakistan Official despatched out a tweet which referred to as for “remembering the sacrifices” of individuals in Kashmir and requested for folks to face in assist as these folks continued to “struggle for freedom”. The similar submit was additionally shared on Facebook.
Both the tweet and the Facebook submit had been deleted shortly however not earlier than being picked up by social media customers who referred to as out the corporate’s posts marking solidarity with Kashmir. Pakistan observes February 5 as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ with a view to point out its assist to the separatist motion of the Union territory.
Earlier this week, after Hyundai India, its dad or mum firm Hyundai Motor has issued an announcement Tuesday saying that it doesn’t touch upon “political or religious issues in any specific region”, and that it “deeply regrets” any offense precipitated to Indians. The transfer can be a step to additional distance itself from a Hyundai vendor in Pakistan who shared a tweet providing solidarity with Kashmir.
Hyundai Motor assertion:#hyundai #HyundaiIndia pic.twitter.com/Ir5JzjS2XP
— Hyundai India (@HyundaiIndia) February 8, 2022
Hyundai Motor India Sunday had issued an announcement through which it stated that the “unsolicited social media post linking Hyundai Motor India” was “offending” the corporate’s “unparalleled commitment” to the nation.
Official Statement from Hyundai Motor India Ltd.#hyundai #HyundaiIndia pic.twitter.com/dDsdFXbaOd
— Hyundai India (@HyundaiIndia) February 6, 2022
The firm’s earlier assertion obtained widespread backlash on social media and calls to boycott merchandise made by the corporate began to development.
In its new assertion, the corporate stated it was “clearly against” its coverage that the an independently-owned distributor in Pakistan made “unauthorised” Kashmir-related social media posts from their very own accounts. It additionally stated that its Indian subsidiary is just not related to the distributor in Pakistan.
“Once the situation was brought to our attention, we made the distributor acutely aware of the inappropriateness of the action. We have since taken measures to ensure the distributor, which misused the Hyundai brand identity, has removed the social media posts and we have put in place processes to prevent a future recurrence,” the corporate added.
The firm is the second largest carmaker in India, after market chief Maruti Suzuki and is among the many high exporters of vehicles from India. In January 2022, it offered 44,022 items. Overall, in 2021, the corporate had offered 505,033 items in India, up 19.2 per cent on yr.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
