Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw faced a backlash after her comment terming the city as 'Bandhaluru' on the social networking site Twitter. "Yes we shd rename our city as Bandhaluru,' she commented on the microblogging network sacastically referring to the frequent bandhs. In her tweet, Shaw said that frequent bandhs were "affecting productivity." In another, she said: "I am in Delhi working. No day off for me." One of the twitterati responded: "enjoy a day off madam. It's a small gesture to support our poor farmers!" while others trolled with nasty comments forcing her to delete the tweets. Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha and other pro-Kannada organisations have decided to hold a protest on September 16 against the Biocon chief.
Shaw later tried to remodify what she had written. She wrote: "Karnatakas needs come first from Cauvery." Another tweet said: "Karnatakas needs must be addressed first from Cauvery n hope both state Govts can resolve this long dispute amicably." and another one: "We r observing Bandh in solidarity with people n farmers of Karnataka who r facing water challenges. Hope 2 states resolve dispute amicably" She later tried to defend herself saying that her post had been misinterpreted. She wrote "Pls read my message dont listen to media twist. I hv always stood by farmers n people of Karnataka."
Whether it be on Twitter, Facebook or WhatsApp, the Karnataka bandh was the most discussed topic onFriday. Infact, this was one of the top trending topics on Twitter and Facebook throughout the day.
Some people voiced their opinions on the bandh, others sparred on the need for a bandh and the long-standing Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. While the streets were off people throughout most of the day, the internet, however, seemed jammed with people and their opinions on the issue.
The most affected seemed to be people looking to travel on the day. A number of queries were posted on any possible ways to find any means of transport. One Mahesh Jagga tweeted: "Stuck in Bangalore, no transport and a flight to catch. Wish there was a Sushma Swaraj for emergency evacuation within India #KarnatakaBandh"
One Deepak S tweeted: "The bylanes of Bangalore look scary today...no shops open, no vehicles, no people moving around. #KarnatakaBandh." A 25-minute video was posted on Facebook in which pro-Kannada activists were asking employees of Accenture in Koramangala to leave their work and go home.
Shaw later tried to remodify what she had written. She wrote: "Karnatakas needs come first from Cauvery." Another tweet said: "Karnatakas needs must be addressed first from Cauvery n hope both state Govts can resolve this long dispute amicably." and another one: "We r observing Bandh in solidarity with people n farmers of Karnataka who r facing water challenges. Hope 2 states resolve dispute amicably" She later tried to defend herself saying that her post had been misinterpreted. She wrote "Pls read my message dont listen to media twist. I hv always stood by farmers n people of Karnataka."
Whether it be on Twitter, Facebook or WhatsApp, the Karnataka bandh was the most discussed topic onFriday. Infact, this was one of the top trending topics on Twitter and Facebook throughout the day.
Some people voiced their opinions on the bandh, others sparred on the need for a bandh and the long-standing Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. While the streets were off people throughout most of the day, the internet, however, seemed jammed with people and their opinions on the issue.
The most affected seemed to be people looking to travel on the day. A number of queries were posted on any possible ways to find any means of transport. One Mahesh Jagga tweeted: "Stuck in Bangalore, no transport and a flight to catch. Wish there was a Sushma Swaraj for emergency evacuation within India #KarnatakaBandh"
One Deepak S tweeted: "The bylanes of Bangalore look scary today...no shops open, no vehicles, no people moving around. #KarnatakaBandh." A 25-minute video was posted on Facebook in which pro-Kannada activists were asking employees of Accenture in Koramangala to leave their work and go home.