India, June 6 -- Weeks before his suspension, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda made a rare podcast appearance, offering an unfiltered glimpse into his approach to policing. In an episode of the "WTF is" podcast Nikhil Kamath, the billionaire co-founder of Zerodha sat down with Dayananda and the city's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), MN Anucheth, for a freewheeling conversation about policing, Bengaluru's infamous traffic, and life beyond the uniform.

During the candid conversation, Kamath told Dayananda, "One big compliment I can give you is, I was talking to a politician recently and he said, 'The new commissioner doesn't listen to any of us. He does whatever he wants.'"

To this, Dayananda smiled and replied, "Yes, abs...