Startup Founder Sparks Debate With Controversial Advice to High-Earning Indians: ‘Leave India, It’s High Time

Startup Founder Sparks Debate: On Reddit, one Indian entrepreneur, startup founder said, "This is the best place for doing all the high-paid jobs; just leave this country and go abroad." He added that India is amazing, but it is not the best in innovating.

In the subreddit r/India, the user told how he studied in one of the elite, premier engineering institutes of India and pursued post-graduation in the USA. He was working at a leading bank, then returned to India in 2018 to set up his startup.

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He said currently, he are "running it successfully" after raising a lot of money. "I employ nearly 30 people paying an average salary of ₹15 L," the user said.

"Leave India! It's high time! And I am telling this as someone who runs a well funded business!" he titled the lengthy post.

'This is India for you'

The entrepreneur gave a few reasons to suggest immigration to those looking to create something innovative. He claimed that business innovation is killed in the country by "stupid" regulations.

"You have to be a bureaucrat, politician or celeb to get things done easily. Let me give you an example, we had a fraudulent case on our app and FIR was filed. We solved the case and helped the police and the victim got his money back. Guess what, we are accused and the police doesn't close the case and expects money from us. This is India for you," he said.

Besides, the user highlighted the whole regional differences factor by claiming that sabziwalas, autodrivers, cab drivers, restaurants, and more bring him regional hate from almost every week. He lamented about low work ethics of Indians and added that if you don't look rich or wear branded- you are a piece of filth in this country.

On the other hand, the national got very high taxes but could not use government facilities like roads or government hospitals.

"Yesterday, I was walking by the road in Goa. And there were a group of people littering on the road. I asked them to kindly keep the place clean or use the bin. They asked me to mind my own business or pick up the trash if I want. Civic sense has gone extinct in the country," he said.

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Where should Indians go?

It could actually get worse since India would go through a "very terrible economic collapse," and according to him, until the rupee is depreciating "massively," it cannot be further added to.

He suggested a move to UAE or Thailand for innovators. "In a nutshell...leave the country where they will even tax your popcorn because they are out of ideas to make it a 5 trillion dollar economy!" he said.

The post was flooded by comments and reactions from users, some of whom agreed with his arguments. "I live in Australia and this guy is right. Indians pay a lot of taxes and get nothing in return. Bad roads, healthcare, bad infrastructure, mass corruption, pollution, backwards policies," said one user.

"Okay the day you pack your business and leave, let me know, my bags are packed, just waiting for you to shut shop and leave with me," said another user.

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