"Kolhapoori Tarah Se..." - Amul Shares Topical For Prada's Sandal Controversy
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Amul often offers commentary on trending topics and issues of public concern through its illustrations. As usual, it does so with some wit, humour and/or wordplay. The Prada-Kolhapuri topical is no different. One half of the topical shows someone, probably a model, wearing Kolhapuris. The other part of the illustration depicts an Indian man attired in a turban holding up the iconic sandal, which has a distinctive shape. He is seen pointing to it with his other hand. "Kolhapoori tarah se copy hai," reads the text on top of the topical. This contains wordplay, since "Poori tarah se copy hai" translates to "It's a complete copy." The text at the bottom declares, "Amul. The original taste." The caption reads, "#Amul Topical: Prada accused of copying Indian footwear!"
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Before this, Amul had shared a topical for another kind of controversy taking the world by storm. It released an illustration about the feud between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. "What goes up, Musk come down," read the punny text on top. Click here to read the full story.
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