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Key traders' body slams Xiaomi's Manu Jain for 'disrespectful' comments
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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Jun, 2020
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday slammed Manu
Kumar Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India,
for hurting the sentiments of millions of Indians by saying that the
boycott Chinese sentiment exists only on social media and is a result of
"mob mentality".
Taking serious exception to the recent
statements by Jain in the media and on social media platforms, CAIT
National President B.C. Bhartia and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal
said in a statement that his comments were "most insensitive and
disrespectful".
"At a time when the entire country is deeply
saddened and upset with the Chinese brutality against the Indian
soldiers, Manu Kumar Jain is trying to please his Chinese masters by
downplaying the mood of the nation," said Khandelwal.
The key
traders' body said that when the people of India have started to align
with the boycott China sentiment on the ground and various celebrities
too have joined the movement, "Jain's statement shows that he is
completely oblivious to ground reality, passing such remarks only for
business gains, putting aside and completely dishonouring the sacrifice
and martyrdom of brave Indian soldiers".
Condemning China's
military aggression along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern
Ladakh, CAIT, which represents 7 crore traders and nearly 40,000 trade
associations in the country, earlier this month called for boycott of
Chinese goods, listing 450 imported items including electronics.
Bhartia
and Khandelwal said that since the Chinese attack on Indian soldiers,
most Chinese CEOs in the country have remained silent and not made any
comment to aggravate the situation.
"Jain who calls himself a
true Indian is continuously trying to advocate for China and Chinese
products which is highly regrettable," they said.
The Xiaomi India head earlier said that the company is "more Indian" than any other smartphone brand.
Stressing
that the company's mobile phone R&D centre and product team is in
India, the Xiaomi India Managing Director also pointed out that it
employs 50,000 people in the country.
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