Mathilde R said she agreed with businessman and columnist Suhel Seth's critique of Gurgaon. She added that although she cherishes life in India but there is a stark contrast between the city’s vibrant private spaces and its crumbling public infrastructure.
The author and businessman's remark comes amid heavy rains that have left parts of the region waterlogged, reviving concerns about poor drainage and urban planning.
'The state plunders and kills the golden goose with no responsibility to provide basic infrastructure and civic amenities—building rules are flouted to make money,' Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wrote, joining entrepreneur and writer Suhel Seth in his criticism of civic management in Gurgaon.
Meanwhile, netizens appeared to be amused by Tharoor's rare typographical error. Several social media users said they thought 'concerned' was indeed a real word.
'Aren't we harassed enough that we need this crab mentality egging the bureaucracy on,' the Shark Tank India judge said. Anupam Mittal also countered an X user who said that on the show, the judges always focus on exits, not long-term value creation or real innovation.
The billionaire founder of Info Edge countered the allegations made by fellow founder and columnist Suhel Seth who recently claimed that '80 percent startups in India are nothing but a racket'.