Yoga guru turned human of affairs Baba Ramdev has launched a messaging app, "Kimbho", to challenge the monopoly of nearly pop messaging app WhatsApp.
Patanjali Yogpeeth's spokesperson SK Tijarawala tweeted, "Now Republic of Republic of India volition speak. After launching sim cards, Ramdev has launched a novel messaging application called Kimbho. Now WhatsApp volition live on given a competition. Our ain #SwadeshiMessagingplatform. Download it straight from Google Play store."
On the outset twenty-four hr menses itself, the app faced serious criticism together with controversies every bit it was taken o from the Google Play Store due to allegations of safety flaws past times unopen to of the users who downloaded the app.
According to the company, the app was uploaded for a unmarried twenty-four hr menses on a "trial basis" together with would live on formally launched later, but the company's website has a unlike flush to tell, it states that it was “facing extremely high traffic” together with was “upgrading” its servers.
Patanjali spokesperson southward K Tijarawala tweeted that the app was alone uploaded for a unmarried twenty-four hr menses on "trial" footing together with would live on dorsum amongst a formal launch soon. However, a few hours earlier, a message on the app’s website had said that it was “facing extremely high traffic” together with was “upgrading” its servers.
“ #Patanjali ne #Kimbho app matr ek din ke liye Play Store par lawsuit par daala tha. Matr teen ghante mein howdy 1.5 lakh log ise download karne lage. Hum is bhaari va utsahjanak reply ke prati aabhaari hain (Patanjali lay upward the Kimbho app on the Play Store alone for a twenty-four hr menses on trial. In only iii hours, 1.5 lakh people downloaded it. We are grateful for this enthusiastic response),” Tijarawala tweeted.
Kimbho is a Sanskrit word, which way ‘how are you’ or ‘what’s up’.
The app was backlashed past times a French hacker Elliot Alderson, who had before raised concern over Aadhar security, called the messaging app a “joke.”
"This @KimbhoApp is a joke, side past times side fourth dimension before making press statements, hire competent developers... If it is non clear, for the minute don't install this app. #Kimbho," Alderson tweeted.
Alderson added that the Android version of the app was a safety disaster, together with he tin access the messages of all the users.
