Bengaluru bandh: Anil Kumble takes BMTC bus from airport to home

Former India captain Anil Kumble was seen taking a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus from the Bengaluru airport on Monday. The 52-year-old former leg-spinner shared a photo on X (formerly Twitter) of him taking a bus from the airport.

From the photo, it could be seen that Kumble had taken an air-conditioned Volvo bus from the airport to his house, with passengers seated behind him.
Moneycontrol later learnt that Kumble had boarded a "KIA-5" route bus from the T2 terminal of the airport and got down at the Ashoka Pillar bus stop at Jayanagar, located in the southern part of the city.

The post saw several comments from users, many of whom appreciated Kumble and thanked him for supporting public transport.

"Excellent. Elites of society using public transport is good for society. And Kumble is gold standard anyway," one user wrote.

"We need icons to advertise public transport like this. That way, we will have less traffic," another user wrote.

The former leg-spinner's gesture of taking a bus from the airport was appreciated by Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy who said Kumble had set an "inspiring example" by using public transport.
Kumble taking the bus from the airport comes on the same day as Bengaluru witnessing a bandh after workers belonging to the Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association decided not to get their vehicles on the road.