Zoho: Zoho founder trolled on social media for his statement, saying - speak Kannada in Bangalore and Marathi in Mumbai..

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu is receiving widespread praise for the indigenous messaging app Arattai. The central government is also promoting indigenous apps under the Make in India mission. Recently, some central government ministers praised the company for apps like Arattai and Zoho Mail, which led to millions of downloads overnight. However, the company's founder, Sridhar Vembu, is now facing criticism for a statement he made. Following this statement, many people have begun uninstalling the Arattai app. Let's find out what Vembu said.

"Speak Kannada in Bengaluru and Marathi in Mumbai"
In an interview with a media organization, Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu was talking about the importance of local languages ​​in the country. He said that even today, there is a strong attachment to local languages ​​in rural areas and small towns, which is generally not seen among educated people living in big cities. During the interview, Vembu said that people who go to work in other states should learn the local language.

He said, "In Tamil Nadu, I emphasize speaking Tamil. If you go to Bangalore, learn Kannada; if you go to Mumbai, learn Marathi. Every Indian language has its own importance."

"Global Citizen Mindset Harms Nationalism"
Speaking on the impact of globalization, Vembu expressed concern that many urban Indians, especially the highly educated, have adopted a "global citizen" mindset, weakening their national identity. He said that the educated class is growing distant from national identity. "Development is meaningless without a sense of patriotism," he said, and appealed to the elite of society to be proud of India's cultural roots, rather than distance themselves from them.

People did not like Venbu's statement.
It should be noted that Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu's statement comes at a time when numerous cases of harassment of people for speaking Hindi are being reported in non-Hindi-speaking states, including South India. As soon as Venbu's statement went viral on the social media platform X, many people criticized him. In protest, some people even posted videos of themselves uninstalling the Arattai app.

People uninstalled the app.
X users are strongly criticizing Sridhar Vembu's statement. Many have also shared screenshots of themselves removing the app in protest. One user wrote, "Will language now determine loyalty? People go for jobs, not for grammar studies. Promote unity, not regional spelling contests."

Another user wrote, "In a time when India needs one language, you, as a tech expert, are preaching the exact opposite. This kind of linguistic war will only hold us back."

Another user wrote, "If every state starts imposing language restrictions like this, we will become a regional autocracy, not a democracy."

He has also faced criticism for the Arattai App.
It's worth noting that he previously faced criticism for the lack of end-to-end encryption in the Arattai App. When asked by a user about the app's weak encryption, he said that Zoho's business model is based on "trust" and that the company neither accesses its users' data nor uses it to sell them anything. He stated that end-to-end encryption is a technical feature that is coming soon.

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