Overview

• Instagram influencer Sugandh Sharma claimed Bengaluru would be empty without North Indian migrants in a controversial video.
• Sharma suggested that local businesses, including PG accommodations and pubs, would suffer if North Indians left the city.
• Kannada celebrities, including Chaithra Achar and Anupama Gowda, criticized Sharma's remarks as ignorant and divisive.
• Social media users condemned the influencer's comments, emphasizing Bengaluru's diversity and peaceful coexistence.
• Sharma later posted a follow-up video urging people to stop spreading hate and clarifying her love for Bengaluru.