When Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma used Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a front page cover on a newspaper for a Paytm advertisement advising people to use the e-wallet, many including political figures criticised the move.

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“Paytm congratulates Honourable Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi on taking the boldest decision in the financial history of independent India! Pay with Paytm to more than 15 crore people and businesses. Join the revolution! Ab ATM nahin, Paytm karo! Download the Paytm app,” the ad read on November 9 and 10.


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To this Sharma replied with the following tweet.

Kejriwal also put out a video condemning the government of informing their associates a week before demonetisation so that they could invest their money in advance.

“I had sleepless nights when the thing with Paytm took on political colouring,” Sharma said while adding, “I didn’t know what that would mean for our business and how it would impact it.”