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Underwear and lingerie brand Triumph has apologised for its recent Father's Day ad.The company drew some flak for its distasteful Father’s Day ad found in a Sri Lankan newspaper which promotes a 15% discount on bras on 21 June – Father’s Day - with the tagline “For the ladies...who pamper their dads..!”This, unsurprisingly, drew criticism on social media with netizens blasting the brand for its inappropriate suggestions.Here are some comments from the public:Go home, #Triumph, you're drunk. pic.twitter.com/qPOzfsMOCC— Marianne David (@MarianneDavid24) June 23, 2015Saw this Ad, now am trying to figure out what the Tag line has to do with the lingerie brand. Am I missing something? pic.twitter.com/tliYfkOFGT — Dino Morea (@DinoMorea9) June 22, 2015Seriously! What the hell does this mean?? How, what, Why, was the copywriter thinking?! Really disgusting #triumph ad pic.twitter.com/k1zL6GHB1U— Swara Bhaskar (@ReallySwara) June 23, 2015Following this fiasco, Triumph International Sri Lanka issued a press statement explaining that the ad was written in haste and was not vetted before it was sent to the press. The brand also apologised for its "major lapse of judgement and process."Here's the full statement:Posted by Triumph International Sri Lanka on Tuesday, June 23, 2015(Photo courtesy for top image: Imgur)

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