'Bengaluru is in India': Woman trolled for asking non-Kannadigas to stop migrating to the Silicon Valley

A tweet by a woman urging non-Kannadigas to "stop migrating to Bengaluru" has sparked a heated debate online.

"It’s high time, please stop migrating to #Bengaluru. It’s already overcrowded," tweeted a user named Rekha.

"Stay in your own states and develop your cities. Better late than never," she added.


Her tweet has since gone viral, amassing over 1.2 million views and more than 2,000 comments.

Many netizens criticized her remarks.

"Dozens of SEZs around Bengaluru exist thanks to the Bharat Sarkar. Those massive tax breaks are paid by all Indians. Your city developed because the Government of India prioritized it in resource allocation. The rest of India has every right to be in Bengaluru—you don’t get to command them," one user commented.

When Rekha responded that "Bengaluru is developed due to contributions from other districts of Karnataka, not Bimaru states," the user countered: "Bengaluru attracted massive investment from foreign companies because the Central Government facilitated it under the Central SEZ Act. Your city developed because other states were deprioritized. You need to read up on the facts or check the Karnataka government website."

Another person pointed out that Bengaluru’s population is nowhere near that of Mumbai or Delhi.


"People migrate to other countries. Bengaluru is in India and belongs to every Indian equally. Anyone from any state can move there, live there, and work there. No amount of hate-filled propaganda can stop them," commented another X user.

"Nobody wants to come; companies are calling them. Everyone is happy in their own homes," another user pointed out.

One user highlighted Mumbai’s example, noting that the financial capital has been attracting migrants for over a century without complaints. "Mumbai has been a beloved city for over 200 years. People from all over have worked hard alongside locals to make it great. But arrogance like this shows a shallowness of character. If a city’s success over just two decades leads to such disdain for others, it says more about those people than the city itself," he wrote.

However, Rekha defended her stance, stating that she loves India and only wants people to develop their own states instead of migrating to Bengaluru.