India, June 28 -- An unexpected meeting between a Bengaluru entrepreneur and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya aboard the Namma Metro has gone viral, prompting mixed reactions online.

Taking to X, Anil Pai, a Bengaluru-based AI engineer and entrepreneur, shared a photograph of himself with the BJP MP. In the caption, Pai claimed that he ended up pitching his startup idea during the journey - something he suggested is unique to the city's startup ecosystem.

"Only in Bengaluru, you can sit next to a sitting MP of Bengaluru and pitch your startup on Namma Metro," Pai wrote while sharing the image.

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The post quickly gained tracti...