Angry Mohandas Pai to Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia: All you do is abuse India and …

Time of India

6 days ago

Former
Infosys
CFO
Mohandas Pai
launched a scathing attack on
Hotmail
co-founder
Sabeer Bhatia
after the latter questioned whether Indians could feel the impact of the country's economic milestone in their pockets. Pai called Bhatia an "
economic refugee
" and accused him of being a "hate monger" who belittles India's achievements.
— TVMohandasPai (@TVMohandasPai)
"Man @sabeer you are an economic refugee, left India long ago. Good riddance to bad rubbish. You had no role in India's progress. So stop pontificating and shut up. We will grow India and build our future. We do not need you. You are toxic and a hate monger," Pai wrote on X (formerly Twitter), responding to Bhatia's critique of India becoming the world's fourth-largest economy.
Pai escalated his attack further, declaring: "All you do is abuse India and Indians. We celebrate our achievements as we did it not you, and then go back to hard work to build India. Do not need you."
The heated exchange began when Bhatia questioned the significance of India surpassing Japan's GDP, asking: "We overtook Japan in GDP……but can you feel it in your pocket? Growth without distribution is just inflation in disguise." Bhatia had posted a video showing scenes from slums and polluted areas, questioning whether India should celebrate its economic milestone given the quality of life issues.
Bhatia's vision for real progress
In his video response, Bhatia emphasized his love for India while maintaining his position. "I really care about India and I want it to be an India that improves the lives of all of its citizens, especially the ones right at the bottom of the pyramid. If we can take care of their lives, all the other numbers automatically take care of themselves," he said in the video.
Bhatia advocated for mass education as the solution, arguing that artificial intelligence could help achieve this goal. "What we need to empower them with is critical thinking skills. If every citizen of India has critical thinking skills, they would be ready for this new intellectual property revolution," he stated, adding that traditional rote learning methods are "completely useless."
Pai Defends India's Progress
Pai emphasized that those who stayed in India contributed to its progress through hard work and tax payments. "We stayed back, worked very hard, paid our taxes and grew India. We will grow our industry and the future!" he stated, adding that "India is still a poor country, but growing very fast. We are better than 20 years ago, better than 10 years ago, better than 5 years ago."
When Bhatia responded saying "I see hate in your tweets…. Mine are loaded with logic," Pai dismissed this as "Rubbish," maintaining that Bhatia was a "useless hate monger who belittles our achievements."
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