Viral: Mumbaikar Reveals Why He Refuses To Take Autos In Facebook Post

Mumbai's autowallahs probably won't end up reading this Facebook post written by an angry resident, but they should. The city's auto drivers have been threatening to go on strike, demanding that app-based taxi services like Uber and Ola be banned. This post, which has struck a chord with several other Mumbaikars, explains just why autos are losing business to the taxi-hailing apps.

Written on August 28, Dhruv Souran's post has gone viral with over 7,000 shares and more than 10,000 'likes.'

He signs off as 'A Mumbaikar' and details how an encounter with a series of recalcitrant auto drivers left him frustrated the day before his post.

"Yesterday morning, I asked an auto rickshaw driver if he will take me to Seven Bungalows. As usual, he refused, and just stood there. Then I asked another passing auto rickshaw...he too refused and ran off. I asked a third one, he did not even bother to stop. Still, clinging on to dear hope, I requested one more empty auto...he just went off even without bothering to say 'No'," he says on Facebook.

Mr Souran eventually booked a cab from an app on his phone, at surge pricing. "Then I told him (the first auto driver to refuse him) in Hindi that he should remember the past 10 minutes that he saw, when the auto unions go on strike this Monday," he says on Facebook.

The 'Mumbaikar' doesn't end his post here. He goes on to list some "inferences" he has drawn from this incident, followed by a message to the government.

We'll just let you read the post in its entirety to find out more. Do let us know if you agree with the 'Mumbaikar' and/or have faced a similar incident in your city.