"Everyone Is Scared" Echoes In India Inc After Infosys Attack: Report

The RSS recently called Infosys "anti-national" for letting down the tax system, sending a chill through the industry wary of falling on the wrong side of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

A public diatribe against two business giants by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's officials and his ideological allies has unnerved the business community, several industry executive told news agency Reuters. Over the weekend, a magazine run by members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) launched an attack on tech giant Infosys for failing to resolve glitches in the income tax website it manages. The RSS called Infosys "anti-national" for letting down the tax system, sending a chill through the industry wary of falling on the wrong side of the PM Modi government. Just last month, the finance ministry "summoned" Infosys' CEO over the tech issues and in an unusual step took to Twitter to announce the summoning, heightening a media frenzy around a company that has been the face of India's IT's prowess.