The sources also said that the Mumbai-based company did not file any complaint against vandalism at their office here during protest by Congress workers earlier in the day against the advertisement.
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Storia Foods has decided to withdraw advertisement allegedly mocking Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi and stated that they had no political motive behind the advertisement campaign, Mumbai police sources said.
The sources also said that the Mumbai-based company did not file any complaint against vandalism at their office here during protest by Congress workers earlier in the day against the advertisement. They said the company has said that it was "withdrawing the advertisement from all our platforms".
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Congress workers held a protest earlier in the day and "ransacked" the office of Storia Foods in Mumbai over the company's recent advertisement.
The Congress workers, who were not wearing masks in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols, raised 'Rahul Gandhizindabad', 'Sonia Gandhi zindabad' slogans. They were carrying also party flags. Police had also reached the spot.
Mumbai Congress president Ashok (Bhai) Jagtap said only four-five people went to the company's office to talk.
"But the company staff replied arrogantly saying they know better how to advertise their products. After this, there was a ruckus. I do not support the ruckus. But, the approach of company staff was very bad. The advertisement is illegal and unethical. They apologized at the police station in writing. They also called me. They deleted the content from YouTube," he told ANI.
Nitin Sawant, Mumbai Youth Congress general secretary, who led the protest, said Storia Foods “mocked Rahulji and Soniaji in a video.”
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