India, July 29 -- A social media post highlighting Coimbatore's under-the-radar rise has gone viral, sparking a wave of online responses claiming the southern city is long overdue for national recognition.

The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Sidharth, who identifies as a policy and geopolitical strategist in his bio. In the now widely circulated tweet, he wrote, "The world is sleeping on Coimbatore. While everyone's chasing hype in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, Coimbatore is quietly building factories, startups, talent. Sometimes the places no one talks about are the ones that matter most."

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