Hinduism is not a religion in the strictest sense; it is a way of life. Hinduism or Hindu religion is the most tolerant religion and Hindus, unlike followers of other religion, do not react when someone criticises the Hindu Gods or Hinduism.
A true Hindu believes in %u201CVasudeva Kutumbakam%u201D in other words %u201Cworld as one family%u201D. Universal brotherhood is inbuilt in Hindu culture. By and large, Hindus do not hurt the feelings and sentiments of others. None of the Hindu literature will ever criticise or belittle other religious literature.
On the contrary, several instances of other religious literature criticizing Hinduism, Hindu Gods and philosophy are plenty. This is resorted to by others, as there are no protests by Hindus. Only since the recent past, organisations such as VHP are opposing such instances.
Some unscrupulous companies used images of Lord Ganesha on footwear and the images of God Hanuman on the underwear etc. These products were withdrawn from the markets after protests by Hindus in the USA.
The present instance of using of images of Jagannath, Balaram and Hanuman on the apparels needs condemnation by all right thinking people irrespective of religious faiths. Using the name or image of any God of any religious faith for the purpose of business is a crime and will definitely hurt the sentiments of followers of that religion. Perpeters of this crime should be punished severely.
