Vodafone Idea MD Ravinder Takkar rejects Mukesh Ambani’s call for 2G free India

KOLKATA: Vodafone Idea NSE 2.26 % MD Ravinder Takkar has rejected Reliance Industries NSE 0.14 % (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani’s call for a “2G-mukt” India, asserting that the legacy mobile technology would definitely stay as it’s an efficient and good service option for customers who don’t require smartphones in a hurry.

“That 2G services need to be stopped (in India) is a completely wrong message that’s going out in the market,” Takkar said on an earnings call last week, without directly naming Ambani or RIL.