PhonePe found itself at the center of a social media storm after CEO and Co-Founder Sameer Nigam expressed his opposition to the proposed Karnataka jobs quota bill
The bill stated that candidates would need to pass a Kannada proficiency test if they did not have secondary school diplomas with Kannada as a language.
The controversy has sparked a wider debate about the balance between local job reservations and national mobility. Karnataka govt argues that the bill is essential for protecting local interests, critics
The #BoycottPhonePe movement underscores the complex relationship between local and national interests in India's job market