India, June 10 -- Billionaire Harsh Goenka has reacted to a viral claim by a Bengaluru entrepreneur about an auto driver in Mumbai earning between Rs.5 to Rs.8 lakh each month without even driving his vehicle. The post initially shared by VenueMonk co-founder Rahul Rupani claimed that the driver earned the money by offering to keep the luggage for those visiting the US Consulate in Mumbai. Reacting to it, Goenka called the alleged hustle a "pure Indian jugaad".

"A Mumbai rickshaw driver saw long visa queues at US consulate- the no-phone, no-bag rule- and had a genius idea. He started charging Rs.1,000 to hold people's bags outside the US Consulate," Harsh Goenka wrote.

"Today, Ashok earns Rs.8 lakh a month just by offering 'bag-holding'...