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A group of Zomato food delivery platform employees in Kolkata tore and burnt their official T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in the firm.<\/p>\n

The agitation comes in the backdrop of the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh\u2019s Galwan Valley on June 15.<\/p>\n

During the protest at Behala in the southwestern part of the city on Saturday, some agitators claimed they have quit their jobs as Zomato has a sizeable Chinese investment and urged people to stop ordering food via the company.<\/p>\n

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A group of Zomato food delivery platform employees in Kolkata tore and burnt their official T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in the firm. pic.twitter.com\/A61wVxIqUW<\/a><\/p>\n

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In 2018, Ant Financial, a part of Chinese major Alibaba, had invested USD 210 million in Zomato for a 14.7 per cent stake. The food delivery major recently raised an additional USD 150 million from Ant Financial.<\/p>\n

\u201cChinese companies are making profits from here and attacking the Army of our country. They are trying to grab our land. This cannot be allowed,\u201d one of the protesters said.<\/p>\n

Another protester said they were ready to starve but would not work for companies that have investment from China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In May, Zomato laid off 520 employees or 13 per cent of its workforce in a huge retrenchment exercise due to the novel coronavirus<\/a> pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate reaction from Zomato and whether the protesters were among those who were retrenched was not known.<\/p>\n

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