Indian-origin Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia triggered a heated on-line debate after a social media publish criticizing how dissent is labeled in India. “Say India is unsafe for ladies – you’re anti-national. Query inflated financial numbers – you’re anti-national. Name out elected leaders’ lies – you’re anti-national. Point out misplaced plane – you’re anti-national. So if reality = anti-national… then who’s a nationwide? The one who lies to you?” Bhatia wrote on X (formally Twitter).
Bhatia’s publish drew sharp criticism from RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka, who reposted it with a pointed response: “Dwelling in California and lecturing a billion Indians again residence? We stay right here. We vote, work, pay taxes. We love this nation – and we’ll repair what’s damaged. India doesn’t want sermons from those that packed up and left.”
Goenka’s reply sparked a flurry of reactions on-line. Supporters referred to as it a “befitting reply,” with one person writing, “That is our nation and irrespective of how it’s all of us will repair it for certain.” One other stated, “Regardless of shortcomings we love our nation & we try to beat them.”
However not all agreed. Some defended Bhatia, highlighting the double requirements utilized to Indian-origin achievers overseas. “We’re so obsessed that we wish to declare Tulsi Gabbard or Sunita Williams even. Why this selective outrage?” requested one person. One other famous, “Somebody sitting wherever and having the center to focus on the issues is a lot better than somebody not having the center to confess there’s any downside.”
