#LeaveBengaluru: Social media war on Bengaluru floods turns ugly, migrants being blamed for disaster

The social media debate, started from infrastructure collapse in Bengaluru, has turned ugly with several locals now blaming the migrants for Bengaluru flood mess. As Bengaluru still recovers from the recent rain shocks, a war on social media has erupted with several users now asking migrants to leave the city.

Social media is been flooded with hashtags "#LeaveBengaluru, "#GetLostMigrants' and a#Bengaluru_nammadu' (It is our Bengaluru) and comments from ministers and commoners.

One user's post stated: "Bengaluru is our city, not yours. Please go back to your native places." "Listen migrants, you are in Bengaluru to earn your bread and butter, just complete your work and get lost, says another post on Twitter.

On the other hand, another user wrote: "This is the result of paying taxes to the government. Forget about good infrastructure, they are not able to provide basic facilities as well," stated a post while referring to the Global Technology Park on Outer Ring Road being inundated.

Pavan says, 'Bengaluru is beautiful, it's just our mindset which is not.'

"Those who say they can't live in silicon city Bengaluru, should not come here. No one invited them to come and reside here," stated Minister for Horticulture V. Munirathna, targetting the trolls.

Those who talk in demeaning manner about Bengaluru belong to lowly culture. It is not fair for them to bad mouth Bengaluru, the city which has given them food, shelter and livelihood, he said.

Bengaluru city is spoiled only because of people like this, ones whose history of the city will never talk about it. Those who come here first have to know the history. People from north India have settled in Bengaluru in large numbers. Those who tweet as per their whims and fancies must be taught a lesson in the legal framework, Minister Munirathna opined.

(Inputs from IANS)