Overview
- Vembu posted on X that young entrepreneurs should marry and have children in their 20s, describing it as a duty to society and ancestors.
- His comments followed Upasana Kamineni Konidela’s account from IIT Hyderabad that fewer women than men said they wanted to marry.
- Critics highlighted unstable incomes, high living costs, heavy rents, work–life strain, and maternity leave penalties as barriers to early family plans.
- Others pointed to perceived legal risks around divorce, custody, and alimony, arguing that the calculus feels unfavorable for many young adults.
- Vembu later acknowledged cost-of-living pressures but said culture also drives the trend, as coverage cited research showing younger cohorts marry and have children later than previous generations.