Amid poster war in Madhya Pradesh, Congress gets a warning from PhonePe

Fintech company PhonePe has taken to Twitter to object to the use of its logo in the poster war between political parties in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. "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," the fintech company said in a tweet.

Posters targeting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan surfaced in some cities of Madhya Pradesh and
'PhonePe' could be clearly seen written on top of those posters. PhonePe has urged the state unit of Congress to remove these posters.


"The PhonePe logo is a registered trademark of our company and any unauthorized use of PhonePe’s intellectual property rights will invite legal action. We humbly request @INCMP to remove the posters and banners featuring our brand logo and colour," it added, tagging the Twitter handle of the MP Congress.


The posters are in the form of QR code sheets used by fintech companies for accepting online payments. According to news agency ANI, an FIR has been lodged at Gwalior's Padav Police Station against unknown people who pasted the posters and the police are looking for them. A BJP worker has given a complaint that his party is being defamed and based on that a case has been registered against an unknown person and an investigation is underway, Rajesh Singh Chandel, SP Gwalior, told ANI.

Another news agency IANS quoting Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra reported that the state government will take action on the matter, if PhonePe lodges the complaint."

"Congress is playing dirty politics to hide its internal conflict. Congress workers were seen putting up posters in Chhindwara, Gwalior, Narsinghpur, Bhopal and other places. CCTV footage revealed that Congress workers have put up these objectionable posters," the state home minister said.

Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram are set to go to the polls this year.