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The day after demonetisation was announced every news paper in India carried a front page ad with the PM batting for Chinese backed PayTM.

The UPI revolution happened despite Modi, not because of him in the slightest.

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That’s … not correct. Modi’s demonetization was a huge forced driver of digital payment adoption. It’s what spurred most companies into kicking off their UPI efforts

Shooting several people in a bid to get them to hospital to have their corneas scanned for cataracts can also lead to lower cataract rates. That doesn't make it the best way to get people to scan for cataracts.

Bizarre comment. Nobody is arguing about best or not.

Why was the PM advertising for a 3rd party wallet?

The goal of demonetisation has never been clear. It was a thuglaq move and Indian right wing has retro fitted motivations to it.

> Why was the PM advertising for a 3rd party wallet?

He wasn't. This was PayTM making hay when the sun shone. And obviously glorifying the Dear Leader has its benefits.

So I can use his pic to promote any private business I want? That brazenly and without permission?

Why would the Dear Leader object to more photographs of him in circulation?

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