Why did the appeal to leave India go viral? Why is the lawyer saying this to the people of his country?

Leave India, give up citizenship’: An X-post appealing to Indians to leave the country and surrender citizenship has sparked debate, with users arguing that no country is complete and that continuous work is needed to make it better.

An X post appealing to Indians to “quit India” and “renounce Indian citizenship” has sparked a heated debate on social media. Reacting to

Pranay Maheshwari’s viral post read – “If possible, leave India. Now the time has come, leave as soon as possible. If possible, give up Indian citizenship. This is all for the future of you and your family. Settle your life in hundreds of countries which provide better lifestyle, respect and quality of life than India. Just go,” Maheshwari wrote in an X post.

In the next tweet, he advised Indians to take up new citizenship, saying there are hundreds of better nations to start from scratch. “Get PR, get new citizenship. There is nothing wrong nor morally wrong in giving up Indian citizenship. There are a hundred better nations in the world to build from scratch,” he said.

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Social media reacted like this

Maheshwari’s post has sparked online debate. Users flatly disagreed, arguing that leaving the country was neither a solution nor practical. One user responded with a lengthy post, stating that the concept that life automatically gets better abroad is unrealistic. The comment read, “The grass always looks greener on the other side, but every country has its own problems. I’ve seen it in the US, the UK, Australia and across Europe. So where is the ideal place we should all run to? There is nothing wrong with India, and yes, the taxes we pay are not always reflected in the facilities we get.

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Maheshwari’s post has sparked online debate. Users flatly disagreed, arguing that leaving the country was neither a solution nor practical.