<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   A US brewer says it is &quot;scrambling&quot; to rename its new beer &quot;Kali-ma&quot;, after the Hindu goddess Kali, following an outpour of criticism from Hindus with the issue being raised in the Indian parliament.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The label of the beer made by Burnside Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, featured the four-armed goddess Kali standing among three severed heads.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;In response to pleas from the Hindu community we have decided to postpone the limited release of &#39;Kali-ma&#39; our imperial wheat ale flavoured with Indian spices and Scotch-Bonnet peppers,&quot; the company said in a statement on its Facebook page.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;It is NEVER our intention at Burnside to offend or alienate any race, creed, religion or sexual orientation, the company,&quot; it said.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Burnside Brewing owners said they got the idea from the movie &quot;Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom&quot;, where Jones is forced to drink a potion called &quot;the black sleep of Kali Ma&quot; that puts him into a trance.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;The inspiration for the beer label simply came from a favourite childhood movie in the &#39;Indiana Jones&#39; series and we were unaware that it could be offensive to anyone.&quot;u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The brewer said it was &quot;currently scrambling to re-name the beer and intend to release it soon afterwards&quot;.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;To those who have been patiently waiting, we humbly ask that you wait just a little longer and to anyone we have offended we sincerely apologise,&quot; it said.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The issue was raised in India&#39;s upper house Tuesday with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that the government immediately summon the US ambassador as the religious feelings of Hindus were being hurt.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said: &quot;The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government claims good relations with the US... Is there no manufacturing code there.&quot;u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;Can they show the god of any other faith like this.&quot;</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The BJP member asked the government to &quot;summon the American ambassador&quot; immediately.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Responding to the demand, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said he would &quot;inform the external affairs minister (S M Krishna) immediately&quot;.u00a0</div>  

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