India, June 15 -- Delhi's auto-rickshaw driver associations have criticised advertisements displayed on some auto-rickshaws that read "Happy Birthday America! 250 Years Old", citing growing resentment following the death of three Indian seafarers in a US attack last week.

While the opposition to the advertisement existed from the outset, it has intensified significantly after reports emerged of the Indian sailors' deaths, the drivers told HT.

A video circulating on X showed a group of auto-rickshaw drivers forcefully removing the banner from one of the vehicles and warning fellow drivers against displaying it. HT could not independently verify the video.

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