Amul Twitter account blocked briefly after ad targeted China


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AHMEDABAD: The Twitter account of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, owner of the Amul brand, was blocked briefly after it posted a cartoon apparently calling for a boycott of Chinese products. GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi said that Twitter blocked its handle @Amul_Coop after its advertising agency posted a cartoon featuring its mascot `Amul girl' with the caption "Exit the Dragon?" on Thursday night. In the bottom right corner, the advertisement had the words "Amul Made in India". The cartoon appeared to support the new policy of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as...