CAIT appeals Bollywood celebrities to stop endorsing Chinese products

New Delhi, Jun 19 (KNN) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has appealed to Bollywood celebrities to stop endorsing products of Chinese brands as a mark of respect for Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Galwan Valley attack in Ladakh.

In an open letter addressed to Indian Celebrities on Friday, the traders' body appealed Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukon, Katrina Kaif, Virat Kohli & others to stop endorsing Chinese products.

The CAIT has also invited Amitabh Bachhan, Akshya Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dikshit, Mahender Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and others to join the campaign of CAIT to boycott Chinese products under its flagship national movement " Bhartiya Saaman - Hamara Abhiman".

CAIT Secretary-General Praveen Khandelwal in the letter to Indian celebrities said that at a time when "China's army in the most clandestine manner has committed a barbaric attack on the Indian army at Ladakh border, the heart of every Indian is filled with deep anguish, resentment and abhorrence against the atrocities of the Chinese and their persistent attitude of antagonism towards India.

The CAIT has set a target of reducing imports from China by a value of 13 billion dollars i.e approximately Rs. 1 Lakh crore by December,2021 with the cooperation of traders & citizens of India. Currently, the annual import from Chain in India stands for 70 billion dollars or 5.25 lakh crore of rupees.

The open letter of CAIT further states that from the information available in public domain, traders of the Country particularly request  Aamir Khan, Sara Ali Khan, Virat Kohli  for Vivo,  Deepika Padukone,  Katrina Kaif, Badshah, Sidharth Malhotra & Ranbir Kapoor for Oppo, Ranveer Singh for Xiaomi, Salman Khan, Ayushman Khurana & Shradha Kapoor for Realme and all others who are endorsing any Chinese product to stop endorsing these Chinese brands as a mark of respect for Indian soldiers.

Further, the CAIT has also appealed various Celebrities like Amitabh Bachhan, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dikshit, Mahender Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sonu Sood and others campaigned for boycott of chinese products and adoption of Indian goods by the consumers in the Country.