Accordingly narendra modi is all about getting global corporates' attention to India. So, when the indian prime minister gave jeff bezos a wide berth on his recent visit to india, the cold reception was a bit too apparent. Speculations connected the cold shoulder to the editorial stance of Washington Post, which is owned by the amazon CEO and has been critical of the indian government. Currently a bjp functionary has openly worded the party's displeasure with the influential US daily.
Recently amazon founder jeff bezos tweeted: "Dynamism. Energy. Democracy. #IndianCentury". Quoting this tweet, vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge of BJP's foreign affairs department, posted, "Mr jeff bezos, please tell this to your employees in Washington DC. Otherwise your charm offensive is likely to be waste of time and money." Perhaps Chauthaiwale said that he is not opposing amazon, but is "certainly against the one-sided, biased, agenda-driven anti-Modi editorial position of Washington Post".
Moreover Washington Post has been extremely critical of the modi government in recent times. After kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir was stripped of its special status last year, the daily published several news and opinion pieces where it took potshots on PM modi being conferred 'Global Goalkeeper' award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Apparently Bezos lauded india for its potential and even promised to invest $1 billion in india in coming days. Union Commerce minister piyush goyal was not impressed, though, calling Amazon's proposed investment no big favour to India.
