Hitler Restaurant Controversy
Marketing News, Bizarre Marketing August 28th, 2006
From Bombay, India comes “Hitler’s Cross” a four day old resturant steering up a heap of controversy in its’ opening. The owner of a restaurant named after Adolf Hitler said Thursday he will change its name because it angered so many people. Puneet Sablok said he would remove Hitler’s name and the Nazi swastika from billboards and the menu. He had said the restaurant’s name — “Hitler’s Cross” — and symbols were only meant to attract attention. “Once they told me how upset they were with the name, I decided to change it,” he said. “I don’t want to do business by hurting people.” The swastika symbol, which was appropriated by the Nazis, was originally an ancient Hindu symbol and it is displayed all over India to bring luck.



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