Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal lashed out at Google on Wednesday, August 21, alleging that the tech giant’s “arbitrary and monopolistic actions” are stifling Indian startups and damaging the country’s economy.
Yet another of the countless examples of Google’s arbitrary and monopolistic actions that are affecting Indian startups and the future of our economy beyond repair. @CCI_India @MIB_India @GoI_MeitY Please help https://t.co/B9baS0JygS
— Anupam Mittal (@AnupamMittal) August 21, 2024
“Another of the countless examples of Google’s arbitrary and monopolistic actions that are affecting Indian startups and the future of our economy irreparably,” Mittal tweeted, tagging Competition Commission of India (@CCI_India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (@GoI_MeitY) in a call for intervention.
Mittal’s post was a response to Aditi Shrivastava, another prominent figure in India’s startup ecosystem, who raised concerns about Google’s practices. Shrivastava questioned the lack of a clear escalation mechanism for apps that are blocked on the site. Google Play Store for no apparent reason.
“If Google has blocked an app from Play Store, without any reason… what is the escalation mechanism?” Shrivastava asked in a post on X.
At the beginning of March this year, after facing GoogleIn his suit over a dispute over payment of a fee, Mittal compared the tech giant to the new “Digital Company of the East Indies.” Referring to the day when Google removed several Indian mobile apps from the Play Store as a “dark day,” Mittal called for an urgent halt to the “Lagaan” taken by Google in the name of service fee. The Alphabet-owned company delisted a dozen apps, including Shaadi.comBharat Matrimony, etc., for a dispute regarding payment of service fees.
Expressing displeasure over Google’s action against Indian companies, the Shark Tank India judge wrote, “Today is a dark day for the Internet in India. Google has removed important apps from its app store despite legal hearings being ongoing @CCI_India and @indSupremeCourt Their false narratives and audacity show they have little respect for 🇮🇳 Make no mistake: this is the new Digital East India Co. and this #Lagaan must stop.”
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