Sexual health activist Mona Mishra warned the foreign cash squeeze was affecting advocacy work. Others pointed out that such large-scale action against NGOs had a chilling effect on donors, international and domestic. Today, having made his point, Grover said he and LC would continue to work with the government because "it was the elected representative of the people". Mathew Cherian of the Voluntary Association Network of India pointed out that even "FDI (foreign direct investment) can be used to destabilise countries". "CSR funds have gone up because of the new law but the lion's share goes to foundations set up by the companies themselves.

Source: The Telegraph June 10, 2016 21:11 UTC