Byju’s co-founder Divya Gokulnath makes a case for India’s FIFA qualification amid backlash over Messi deal

Edtech firm Byju’s co-founder Divya Gokulnath has expressed assist for India’s qualification for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, saying that the nation has a superb probability of creating it to the event’s ultimate 48 groups.

In a LinkedIn submit, Gokulnath wrote, “Too typically we discover the label ‘pipe dream’ connected to India’s possibilities of enjoying within the FIFA World Cup. I encourage to disagree. I’m positive India won’t solely qualify for the World Cup; it is going to additionally win it a minimum of as soon as in my lifetime.” She additionally shared a video by Byju’s which is made on the identical traces.

On FIFA’s checklist of countries, India is ranked 106th, simply forward of Sierra Leone and Kosovo and under groups like Cyprus, Mauritania, and Guinea-Bissau.

The FIFA World Cup 2022, which is being held in Qatar, has awarded Byju’s the celebrated and profitable sponsorship deal.

Her submit comes at a time when the Bengaluru-based firm has come underneath hearth for hiring one of many highest-paid footballers on the planet, Lionel Messi, as a model ambassador shortly after firing 2,500 workers in an effort to extend the edtech firm’s profitability.

Divya Gokulnath lately spoke to the media in regards to the Messi contract, explaining that the selection to nominate Messi as the worldwide model ambassador for its “Training For All” social initiative was motivated by a need to extend the initiative’s visibility and attain.

On layoffs, Gokulnath had mentioned, “How a lot we are saying and apologise, it’s not sufficient. It could be the very last thing that we’d need to do however typically what Byju and Divya need will not be what Byju’s as an organization calls for.”

“We did it as a result of this may assist us transfer in the direction of our path to profitability by the fourth quarter of this yr. Sure steps needed to be taken they usually had been taken,” she additional added.

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