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Ola CEO and comedian clash over electric vehicle service delays in India

businesstoday.in — October 7, 2024 at 06:01 AM UTC

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and comedian Kunal Kamra are in a public dispute over service delays at Ola Electric. Kamra criticized the company for poor service, sharing an image of scooters awaiting repairs and tagging government officials. Aggarwal responded by accusing Kamra of posting a "paid tweet" and mocking his comedy career. The exchange escalated when influencer Aditya Shah revealed that Ola had approached him for paid promotions, raising questions about the company's marketing practices. Industry voices have reacted, with some supporting Aggarwal and acknowledging the challenges of scaling an EV business in India. Meanwhile, political figures have criticized the government's support for Ola Electric, alleging bias against other local EV companies like Ather Energy.

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Ola Electric receives show cause notice from consumer authority over alleged rights violations (timesnownews.com)

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Harsh Goenka faces backlash for supporting Ola Electric amid service complaints (in.mashable.com)

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Harsh Goenka pokes fun at Ola CEO amid feud with comedian Kunal Kamra (livemint.com)

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Kunal Kamra and OLA CEO Bhavish Aggarwal engage in heated Twitter exchange over consumer issues (firstpost.com)

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Harsh Goenka adds humor to Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and comedian Kunal Kamra's feud (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Harsh Goenka comments on Bhavish Aggarwal and Kunal Kamra's online spat (hindustantimes.com)

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Ola Electric receives notice for consumer rights violations but sees no operational impact (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Ola Electric faces show-cause notice as customer complaints rise (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Ola Electric shares drop 6% after misleading ad notice from consumer authority (hindustantimes.com)

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Ola Electric shares fall 6% as consumer protection notice raises concerns (timesnownews.com)

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Ola Electric shares fall 8% after CCPA issues notice over 10,000 user complaints (in.mashable.com)

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Ola Electric Mobility shares drop 6% following consumer rights notice (businesstoday.in)

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Ola Electric faces scrutiny as consumer complaints rise and shares drop 8% (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Consumer protection authority issues notice to Ola Electric over nearly 10000 complaints (livemint.com)

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Ola CEO responds to comedian Kunal Kamra's criticism of electric scooter service on social media (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and comedian Kunal Kamra clash on Twitter over electric scooter issues (hindustantimes.com)

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Ola CEO responds to comedian Kunal Kamra's criticism of service quality (timesnownews.com)

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Ola CEO faces backlash for harsh responses to comedian's criticism (livemint.com)

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Ola CEO faces backlash after online clash with comedian Kunal Kamra (in.mashable.com)

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Ola AI criticizes CEO's response to comedian over electric vehicle service issues (news18.com)

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal praised for positive public engagement as Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal faces criticism (hindustantimes.com)

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Ola Electric CEO faces backlash for harsh remarks in spat with comedian Kunal Kamra (hindustantimes.com)

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