PhonePe warns Congress of legal action over posters of CM in Madhya Pradesh

Mangalore Today News Network

Bhopal, June 29, 2023: After posters by the Congress, accusing Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of corruption, emerged across Bhopal, digital payments company PhonePe objected to the use of its logo in the posters.

 

Amid a war of posters between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in the poll-bound state of Madhya Pradesh, posters of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were plastered across the capital city Bhopal by the Congress, accusing him of getting work done in exchange for money.

The posters with a QR code with Chouhan’s face read: “50% laao, PhonePe kaam karao (pay 50% commission to get your work done)”.

 

PhonePe objects to the unauthorized usage of its brand logo, by any third party, be it political or non-political. We are not associated with any political campaign or party.

— PhonePe (@PhonePe) June 26, 2023

PhonePe on Monday reacted to the posters on Twitter, saying that its logo should be removed from the posters and that it "objected to the unauthorized use of its brand logo by any third party, whether political or non-political."

The company said that any unauthorised use of the logo would invite "legal action" as it asked the Congress party to remove the posters with the PhonePe brand and logo.

Courtesy: India Today