Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday launched an indirect attack on IT/BT industrialists for their social media criticism of Bengaluru’s infrastructure, warning them not to forget their “roots”.

He made the remarks after a public engagement at Veera Yodharavana Park in Koramangala, where he participated in a “conversation with citizens” and listened to a flood of grievances as part of the ‘Walk with Bengaluru’ campaign.

“Those who started business using the facilities of Bengaluru and grew to a big level... now they are criticising and tweeting about Bengaluru,” Shivakumar, who holds the Bengaluru development portfolio, said. “If you forget your roots, you don’t get the fruit.”

However, he welcomed the criticism, noting “it adds value to democracy”.

Shivakumar conf

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