New Delhi, July 3 -- An Indian startup founder has ignited an online debate after he revoked a lucrative job offer worth Rs.22 lakh per annum over a candidate's alleged derogatory comments targeting religious communities on LinkedIn.

Mohammed Ahmed Bhati, founder of recruitment platform Jobbie, shared on the professional networking site that while the candidate had aced the interview process and even went the extra mile to suggest improvements to the company's platform, the offer was withdrawn following a routine background check that revealed "deeply disrespectful" public remarks.

"No matter how talented someone is, respect and basic decency matter to us more. Talent gets you in the door, but values decide if you stay," Bhati wrote in ...