People's Democracy

  Youth To Boycott Pepsi and Coke

Upholding the glorious legacy of anti-imperialist struggle and to give further impetus to its ongoing campaign against the onslaughts of Anglo-American imperialism, the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the biggest youth organisation in the country having a membership of 12.5 million youth, has given a call to its members to boycott Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola. and other items of MNC’s belonging to the US and UK.

The DYFI central secretariat in a statement issued on May 28 appealed to its members to implement the boycott call and has asked them to campaign for the boycott call amongst the entire youth community of the country. It stated that American imperialism is luring the youth to consume Pepsi and Coke by huge ad spending. “Such imperialist multinational companies are not only eroding our economic sovereignty they are also attempting to erode the culture and patriotism of our youth by flooding the markets and pavement shops with the T-shirts, caps, handkerchief etc. having American and British flags as symbols of imperialist hegemony printed on them. The DYFI calls upon the youth community to boycott all these item.”