'What a blot on Bengaluru's tech image': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as Trevor Noah cancels shows

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said that Trevor Noah's cancelled shows in Bengaluru was a huge blot to the tech capital's image.

South African stand-up comedian Trevor Noah was forced to cancel his shows in Bengaluru on Wednesday due to a technical snag at the Manpho Convention Centre.

The comedian, who was scheduled to perform in the city on Wednesday and Thursday, came on stage but realised that no one in the audience could hear him, which prompted him to not go forward with his shows in the city.

Biocon co-founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw reacted to the cancellation of  Noah's shows, saying that it was a blot on the city's tech image and urged the convention centre hosting the shows to introspect. "Forced To Cancel": Trevor Noah's Bengaluru Shows Junked Over Tech Glitch - what a blot on Bangalore’s tech image. The convention centre has much to introspect," Mazumdar-Shaw wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.

"Forced To Cancel": Trevor Noah's Bengaluru Shows Junked Over Tech Glitch - what a blot on Bangalore’s tech image. The convention centre has much to introspect https://t.co/qoG2eBWtwW

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) September 27, 2023

Noah and show organisers BookMyShow assured the customers that they would get a full refund for their tickets. Noah will next perform in Mumbai,  at the NSCI Dome on September 30 and October 1.

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