On Ankit Fadia, Digital India ambassador, government's no and then a yes

September 30, 2015 11:49

Ankit Fadia, who calls himself an ethical hacker, has been named brand ambassador for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' plan, a decision that has touched off a firestorm on social media.

Fadia, 30, is one of the four names announced by the government. The controversy erupted two days ago when Fadia posted on Facebook that he had been appointed ambassador for Digital India, at a time the mega project was the highlight of PM Modi's meetings with Silicon Valley giants in the US.

As the declaration raised scorn on Twitter, the government issued a denial and said on Tuesday: "There has been no such move to appoint a brand ambassador as reported." But the post on the government's publicity website was removed within an hour, and in the evening, another press statement confirmed the names of four brand ambassadors.

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