It seems like Battlegrounds Mobile India has already caught heat from some Indian politicians who are calling for a ban on the upcoming alternative to PUBG Mobile. Former Union Minister and current Arunachal Pradesh MLA Ninong Ering wrote to the Prime Minister requesting a ban on Battlegrounds Mobile India. He called it “the relaunch of PUBG Mobile” and is asking for a ban for reasons that got PUBG Mobile into trouble in the first place. 

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Requested @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji to not allow Chinese deception #BattlegroundsMobileIndia. It is a big threat to security of India & privacy of our citizens and a way to circumvent & disregard our laws.@AmitShah #IndiaBanBattlegrounds #NationFirst #AatmaNirbharBharat @ANI pic.twitter.com/H8nzUJ4aRk

Battlegrounds Mobile India is not only getting heat from the Arunachal Pradesh MLA as other members of Parliament such as Abhishek Singhvi are also against it. Singhvi tweeted saying Battlegrounds Mobile India allows China’s Tencent to re-enter the country after the ban.

Instead of fighting pandemic, govt is allowing PUBG 2divert youth's attention.Govt 1st banned it &then allowed indirect entry to company with 15.5% Chinese stake.
I haven't seen a bigger fan of Chinese tech than parts of this govt .#BJPToolkitExposedhttps://t.co/XLCUpXhSLl

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Ering also goes on to say that most of Krafton India’s employees are also from Tencent. It’s no secret that Krafton is capitalising on the popularity of PUBG Mobile in India by including PUBG Mobile in the app package URL as well. Krafton has also been asking content creators to stop referring to the game as PUBG Mobile in fear of getting banned again. 

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