India, Aug. 11 -- A post by a author on social media platform X has gone viral after she slammed the appalling condition of Bengaluru's roads, calling them not just bad infrastructure but "civic cruelty."

Sahana Singh's post, which includes a personal account of her brother-in-law suffering a slipped disc due to daily cycling on bumpy roads, has struck a chord with citizens frustrated by the city's crumbling commute.

"The roads of Bengaluru have got to be the worst in the world, absolutely worst of the worst," Singh wrote. "Whether I travel in autos or cars, I am holding my neck to prevent a recurrence of spondylitis." Her brother-in-law, who cycles to work to avoid traffic jams, is now in severe pain, she added, blaming the uneven tar ...