Sydney-based brewery Brookvale Union's co-founder Mr Jaron Mitchel had appealed for Australia's Hindu community to help find an amicable solution to redesign one of its ginger beer labels.
Mr Mitchell told SBS Hindi, “I am imploring, someone (from the Hindu community) please come forward and do the work with us so that we can get to a solution.”
Sydney based cardiologist and the president of Federation of Indian Associations of NSW, Dr Yadu Singh has now come forward and accepted the offer made by Brookvale Union.
Mr Singh, who had taken the brewery to the anti-discrimination board of NSW in 2015, told SBS Hindi, "If this offer is open, we take this offer."
"We offer to them that three priests will come to you at no cost, we will tell you what is not right. We will discuss the issues with you. We want to have a cooperative relationship without any confrontation," said Mr Singh.
Dr Yadu Singh Source: Supplied
Many people have expressed their anger over the label on social media with some appealing to India's Prime Minister and Ministry of External Affairs to take action.
A petition on change.org is asking the company to "stop making fun of Hindu Deity and Hindu religion, change the logo".
Mr Singh said: "The pictures resemble that of a mixture (juxtaposition) of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Laxmi if you look at it. This is hurtful. We Hindus feel insulted. We want their business to flourish but not at the cost of our sentiments."
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