Anand Mahindra calls Chinese stooge's jibe biggest 'rallying cry for India Inc'; hits back

After Indian government banned 59 apps of Chinese-origin on Monday, Hu Xijin, editor of Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece Global Times took a low jibe at India and its exports. Chairman of Mahindra Group Anand Mahindra on Tuesday hit back at Xijin who has emerged as somewhat of country's ufficial spokesperson at a time when line between its state-owned media and official state communication has blurred.

Xijin tweeted, "Well, even if Chinese people want to boycott Indian products, y can't really find many Indian goods." He told his "Indian friends," that y need to have some things that are "more important than nationalism"

'Thank you for provocation'

Mahindra chief responding to tweet called it a "motivating rallying cry for India Inc.” to respond. “I suspect this comment might well be most effective & motivating rallying cry that India Inc. has ever received. Thank you for provocation. We will rise to occasion,” Mahindra tweeted.

Rewned Cricket analyst and commentator Harsha Bhogle also backed Mahindra by saying that he "looks forward to India Inc, and leaders like you, rising to occasion." 

Chinese mouthpiece stooge replied to Anand Mahindra saying, "We welcome India to have civilized competition with China in manufacturing, rar than instigating troops to eng in a violent fight, even shooting each or at border." What he omits is that re is little that is civilised about China's 'competition' on ecomic front. For decades, Communist regime has turned a blind eye as global intellectual property has been rampantly flouted in China, low-quality goods dumped in world markets, and what globe perceives to be Internet largely blocked from operating. India, on or hand, has been an open market on all fronts and complied with laws of business.

China issues first response

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, issuing country's first response on ban said that China is strongly concerned, and is verifying situation. He also said that Indian government has a responsibility to uphold legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones.

"China is strongly concerned, verifying situation. We want to stress that Chinese government always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international & local laws-regulations. Indian government has a responsibility to uphold legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones," he said.

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'A matter of very deep and immediate concern' 

ban on Chinese apps comes in backdrop of current stand-off along Line of Actual Control in Ladakh with Chinese troops.  list of apps that have been banned also includes WeChat, Helo, Likee, CamScanner, Vigo Video, Mi Video Call  Xiaomi, Clash of Kings as well as e-commerce platforms Club Factory and Shein.

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Information Techlogy Ministry in a statement said it has received many complaints from various sources, including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India".

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" compilation of se data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures," statement said.

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(With PTI inputs)