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Swiggy Scam: Is India’s Best Startup Award Winner, a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?
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Swiggy Scam: Is India’s Best Startup Award Winner, a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

Swiggy, a pan-India food delivery app, whose claim to fame was by creating opportunities for local restaurants and the underprivileged, have recently come under the spotlight for allegations of fraud and trickery. In an anonymous post, on Tumblr, current and former employees exposed the company’s skeletons, leaving people feeling furious and cheated. The criticism itself was contemptuous and clearly displayed the abhorrence of the writers. The post contained proof in the form of photographs that revealed the contrast between company-held figures and the presentations sent to investors. Such corruption could be expected from a big multinational company but not from an innocent, idealistic startup. Here are the crimes, Swiggy was accused for committing in the Tumblr post, "Swiggy, a House of...