RSS arm sees an enemy in China, wants hot-seller Tik Tok out of Indian phones

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) economic wing —Swadeshi Jagran Manch —called China an enemy state and requested a ban on its social media apps and telecom companies after the neighbouring country again declined to help declare the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief a global terrorist.

Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s (SJM) plea came four days after 44 CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir. In its letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the organisation said it is the duty of all Indians to take steps to prevent the economic gains of any nation or individual that directly or tacitly supports terrorists.

“At such a time, we believe it is imperative that the government create similar hurdles for Chinese companies that are using India for their economic gain,” SJM said in a statement. “As has been said often, data is now considered the new oil. We should not allow Chinese companies to capture Indian user data without any restrictions and monitoring.