India, July 2 -- Hotmail co-founder and Indian-American entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia has stirred up a debate online after calling Bengaluru's traffic situation "insane" in a candid post on X. Drawing comparisons with the San Francisco Bay Area, Bhatia questioned how the residents of India's tech hub tolerate such severe congestion on a daily basis.

In his post, Bhatia wrote: "I know Bengaluru folks may call this negative. but the traffic here is INSANE. I ride the same distance on my bicycle in 1/3 the time in the Bay Area. How do people tolerate this every day?"

The remark, though reflective of what many locals experience regularly, triggered a flurry of responses from netizens who were quick to offer perspective, both critical and empat...