Handa’s remarks came as a response to a tweet by Deepak Shenoy, founder of CapitalMind, who shared his reasons for skipping Goa in favor of Thailand for the New Year.

Reacting to the Goa-Thailand post, IITian podcaster Ravi Handa shared his ordeal while vaccaying in Vietnam for the New Year. He shared how a blissful tourist haven like the Viet was plagued by the ‘bad behavior of north Indians.” In his Twitter responses, Handa gave a disclaimer: “ I am a North Indian myself, sharing what I observed.”

A man’s X post on how some ‘North Indians’ ruined his trip to Vietnam by shouting and misbehaving in the foreign country was shared on social media, which was quick to go viral. Here’s how people

Recounting his experience, the podcast host alleged that a group of North Indians chanted "Bharat Mata ki Jai" while travelling in a train in Vietnam