Indian green tea company sends consignment to cleanse Trump

The ratings of US presidential candidate Donald Trump might be on the rise but that has not stopped social media users from turning him into a butt of many jokes.

Trump’s somewhat divisive ideas have now made a Kolkata-based leading tea company send him a large consignment of green tea, in a bid to ‘purify’ him.

The company, which delivered 6,000 green tea bags to Trump Towers in New York, also sent him a video-recorded message, currently available on video-sharing site YouTube and its own website.

“The message is simple: Mr Trump, it’s never too late to cleanse yourself,” the company stated, in a humourous attempt to remind him that in a globalised world one should aim at breaking walls and not building more.

“Dear Mr Trump, namaste from India. We are sending you lots and lots of natural green tea. It fights against harmful free radicals. It helps purify mind and body and regain a healthy balance. It has also proven to make people smarter. Please Mr Trump, drink the tea. For your sake, for America’s sake, for the world’s sake,” TE-A-ME Teas said in the video, explaining the idea behind sending the tea bags to Trump.

The video also recorded the delivery to Trump Tower, headquarters of the real estate tycoon, where a saree-clad Indian woman rolled the package through 5th Avenue, as New Yorkers witnessed the hilarious process.

The company, however, is yet to receive any response from Trump’s campaign team, TE-A-ME managing director, Sumit Shah, said. The company has taken the Gandhian approach to remind Trump of his extreme views, even as he gets closer to becoming the world’s most powerful man.

“Ours is good-humoured approach to changing Trump for the better,” he said, after the consignment was delivered on Tuesday. “Donald Trump has the whole world worried... we can’t stop him, but maybe we can change him,” the video said.

Although Shah did not reveal the cost of the consignment, he said the shipment can last four years, if Trump drank three cups a day. “Its health potential is immense. Green tea can help change Trump for better,” he added.