Zomato founder Deepinder Goel remarked that the gig workers' strike was politically motivated. He also went on to call the protesters 'miscreants', drawing flak online. The nationwide strike of over 2 lakh quick commerce platform workers on December 31 was successful. These platforms include Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Amazon, and Flipkart. The strike underscored unfair payouts, unsafe 10-minute delivery models, and arbitrary ID blocking. The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union Founder President, Shaik Salauddin, condemned corporates like Zomato and Swiggy for their apathy.