India, June 12 -- Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai on Wednesday took to X (formerly Twitter) to sharply criticise Bengaluru's pothole repair work, calling it "pathetic" and "very primitive."

Sharing an image of a shoddy pothole fix that appeared to be nothing more than a patchwork of loose stones, Pai tagged Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike), writing, "Pothole engineering in Bengaluru. Pathetic. Big shame. Is this road repair? Very primitive."

The post sparked a wave of angry responses from citizens, many of whom echoed Pai's frustration over the state of Bengaluru's roads and civic apathy.

One user pointed out the pitfalls of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder:

"Road r...