"Instead of fighting pandemic, govt is allowing PUBG to divert youth's attention. MLA Ering claimed that Nodwin Gaming, an Indian company that Krafton invested in recently, has “ongoing ties" with Tencent.Ĭiting these concerns and claims, BJP spokesperson Suresh Nakhua tweetedto request PM Modi to “take strict action against Chinese company."īesides BJP leaders, Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi has called the launch - BJP's tactic to "divert youth's attention". He too raked up the issue of China-based Tencent's investment, writing that it remains the “second-largest stakeholder" of Krafton with a 15.5 percent stake. Ninong Ering, MLA from Arunachal Pradesh, also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that Battlegrounds Mobile India has been developed to deceive the government as well as the citizens of India. He went on to tweet: "Massive threat to data of our citizens, circumvention of laws by the creators, National security and the concerted cyberbullying of our North-East representatives - The GAME is not just virtual".Įarlier in May, Arunachal Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly Ninong Ering demanded in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleged that by launching the new game, its developer Krafton was sidestepping Indian laws.
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and requested the Union Minister to seek Krafton's investment and shareholder agreement with Tencent for government scrutiny. "Given the huge Tencent stake in Krafton, it will be contractually bound to transfer this data," the minister wrote stating his concerns.