India, April 4 -- Businessman Ashneer Grover reacted to union minister Piyush Goyal's remarks on Indian startups on Friday, saying politicians are the only people in the country who need a "reality check".

Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh 2025 in New Delhi on April 3, Goyal urged the startup community in India to shift their focus from grocery delivery and ice cream making to the high-tech sector, such as semiconductors.

He also compared Indian startups with those in China, pointing out that "the other side" is working on "robotics, machine learning, 3D manufacturing, and next-generation factories."

Reacting to Goyal's remarks, Ashneer Grover pointed out that startups in China also started with food delivery and subsequently turned to...