Ola Co-Founder Bhavish Aggarwal has rejected claims of copying MapmyIndia, saying the map company was attempting to ride on Ola Electric's listing coattails.
The Chairman and Managing Director of Ola brand owner ANI Technologies told PTI that the company has sent legal notice to MapmyIndia but hasn't received any reply from them.
"Empty vessels make more sound. These people woke up suddenly someday. Ola Electric is not even in the maps business. In the run-up to Ola electric IPO they just wanted to ride on its coattails. We have also given them legal notice, their reply has not come till date," Aggarwal said.
Ola Electric got listed on the bourses on August 9. The company raised Rs 5,500 crore from its initial public offering.
MapmyIndia had sent them notice on July 23-- three days before the red-herring prospectus was filed by Ola Electric.
Homegrown digital navigation firm MapmyIndia has questioned claims of Ola parent ANI Technologies on developing a navigational map of India a