Furore over images of Hindu deities on beer bottles

Sydney: An Australian brewery has come under severe criticism from Hindu groups for depicting religious deities on the labels of its alcoholic ginger beer bottles. Hindu leaders have called for an apology from Brookvale Union Brewery and immediate withdrawal of the images of Hindu deities, Ganesha and Lakshmi, from the labels of its beer bottles, it was reported on Tuesday. Yadu Singh, president of the Indian Australian Association of New South Wales, said the labels were offensive and had ‘cheapened’ the world’s third biggest religion. (IANS)