Bengaluru Will Be Empty if North Indians Leave: Influencer's Insta Reel Spark Outrage
By : DC Web Desk
Update: 2024-09-23 09:23 GMT
An Instagram influencer sparked a controversy by claiming that if North Indians leave Bengaluru, then the city would be empty.
Influencer Sugandh Sharma posted a reel on Instagram with the caption, "Bangalore sabka hain kisi ek ka nahin (Bangalore belongs to everyone and not to anyone)." In the video, she said that if North Indians leave Bengaluru, the city would be empty as the paying guest accommodations and also clubs in Bengaluru’s Koramangala.
The video has gone viral and sparked outrage. Netizens as well as celebrities criticised Sugandh Sharma for her remarks.
The video has gone viral and sparked outrage. Netizens as well as celebrities criticised Sugandh Sharma for her remarks.
Popular actress Chaithra Achar commented, “If you can actually leave, just as an experiment, and see how Bangalore becomes empty, we are ready to live with that emptiness and dancers less pubs. We can live with it. Really. Forget all other North Indians. You leave ma’am, enough for now!”
Another actress Anupama Gowda commented, “If you think this is cool , nope it isn’t. You need bengluru more than anything else and you leaving Bengaluru doesn’t make any difference to our OORU and for a fact that we all you can’t leave bengaluru - If you know you know.”
“As a Kannadiga and a proud Bangalorean, we’ve never had any significant issues with our North Indian friends in reality. It feels like some influencers and pages have a personal agenda, pushing aggression towards Bangalore by constantly posting ‘North India vs Bangalore’ content and spreading unnecessary hatred. Yes, there may be some incidents, but that doesn’t represent everyone. We all coexist here, and we embrace diversity. We welcome people, help them learn Kannada, and make their livelihood easier. Instead of spreading hatred, imagine how beautiful the content could be if it highlighted the unity and diversity that make Bangalore special. Please stop spreading hate,” a user commented.
However after the backlash, she posted a video saying that she loves Bengaluru and urged people not to spread hate.
Another actress Anupama Gowda commented, “If you think this is cool , nope it isn’t. You need bengluru more than anything else and you leaving Bengaluru doesn’t make any difference to our OORU and for a fact that we all you can’t leave bengaluru - If you know you know.”
“As a Kannadiga and a proud Bangalorean, we’ve never had any significant issues with our North Indian friends in reality. It feels like some influencers and pages have a personal agenda, pushing aggression towards Bangalore by constantly posting ‘North India vs Bangalore’ content and spreading unnecessary hatred. Yes, there may be some incidents, but that doesn’t represent everyone. We all coexist here, and we embrace diversity. We welcome people, help them learn Kannada, and make their livelihood easier. Instead of spreading hatred, imagine how beautiful the content could be if it highlighted the unity and diversity that make Bangalore special. Please stop spreading hate,” a user commented.
However after the backlash, she posted a video saying that she loves Bengaluru and urged people not to spread hate.