Swastika symbol lands Telugu family into trouble in Saudi Arab

Jeddah: The Swastika has auspicious significance among Hindus and is commonly imprinted on It is very common to imprint the swastika sign on new articles, vehicles and houses.

A Telugu family that recently moved to Saudi Arabia landed into trouble after they imprinted the symbol at their main entrance.

M Arvind of Guntur recently moved to Saudi Arabia to work as an engineer in the Eastern Province and began his life in



the Arab Country marking the Swastika, a religious symbol, on the main entrance of his flat.

However, the symbol was noticed by an Arab individual living in the same apartment and apparently, a cultural misunderstanding led him to believe that his new neighbour had posted a Nazi emblem on his door. The Nazi emblem actually is slanted to 45 degrees and is distinct from the ‘swastika’ symbol, but the Arab man obviously did not know the difference.