Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, speaking at Bengaluru Tech Summit, joked that travelling from Marathahalli to venue took three times longer than his scheduled speech. "So you've to look at the commitment that I have," he stated. Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said, "Shukla said it was easier for him to get from space to Bengaluru, but getting from Marathahalli to...venue was difficult."