New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- "Make in India is a sham. Don't be under the impression that some things are made in India. Nothing is made in India," said FITTR founder Jitendra Chouksey on a YouTube podcast. And, the comments have instigated social media users.

The comments was made on Think School Hindi by Zero1, a media network from Zerodha. According to the fitness entrepreneur, 90% of the electronic are actually Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese.

"Every company is making their high-end electronics in China. During the globalisation in the 1990s, China got manufacturing, we got IT. Indians are experts in software. Chinese are experts in hardware," Jitendra Chouksey said.

"I'm extremely proud to be an Indian. I also have to be optimistic. You can...