Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu was criticized for his two cents on the new green card rule, which requires green card applicants to leave the US and wait in their home country for permanent residence in the US. Vembu urged visa holders in the US to come home and choose self-respect. Vembu wrote, “Once again, this is my appeal to Indians living in the US on visa. Please come home. Even if you feel it is worth the hardship and sacrifice, self-respect should direct your course. Let’s make India proud.” Social media users pointed out that this is not a matter of self-respect. Many pointed out that not everyone has Vembu’s status to leave America as he did after living in America for 25 years.The US announced that ‘adjustment of status’ through which a visa holder becomes a permanent resident in the US is the norm. This will be granted only in exceptional cases and otherwise all green card applicants will have to return to their home country and undergo the consular process. The announcement caused a stir as it would disrupt immigration processes and experts were also unsure how the new rule would be enforced.But Vembu’s sermon upset the social media a lot. One wrote, “Mr Vembu, it is very easy to tweet, but the reality in India is very different. The government is corrupt, the country suffers from pollution, low quality food and water and limited access to better education and opportunities. Even your company cannot match the salary package of a developer in the US.”“If everyone returns to India, how can they survive with salaries lower than American salaries? Also there is no peace here because of high rates and inflation.” So it is not advisable to leave the property and luxurious life in the USA and return to India,” wrote another.A third user wrote, “It’s time to declare you persona non grata in the US and not be allowed to step into the US for any reason… So let’s watch you tweet. Once your business results suffer… you are no better than a below average person living in India.”The Zoho founder returned to India after 25 years and chose rural Tamil Nadu to settle down because he advocated mentoring talent in rural India. It is not known whether he gave up his green card in the US or whether he became a US citizen over the years.