Rs 500, Rs 1,000 banned: Modi's idea brilliant, chorus business community on Twitter

The government’s move to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes has received acclaim from Twitter. Business community lauded the government’s bold move with regard to the currency ban. [caption id=“attachment_2613900” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra. Reuters[/caption] Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, as his won’t tweeted a tongue-in-cheek remark:

Mohandas Pai, chairman, Chairman of Manipal Global Education termed the government’s action as a `surgical strike'.

Ronnie Screwvala, entrepreneur and founder and former CEO, UTV spoke about India’s focus on Wednesday versus what was happening at the US.

Vineet Nayar, former CEO of HCL Technologies and Founder of Sampark Foundation, found the move a `brilliant’ attack on black money.

Naveen Jindal Chairman, Jindal Steel & Power wanted the government to be cautious.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon termed it a `brilliant’ strategy