Overview
- Photos of a fruit cart sign reading “Hi, I’m Karthik… Please buy fruits from him” were shared on X by Ashwin Kumar Uppala on January 27.
- The post was captioned “This was today’s @peakbengaluru. Love it,” aligning the moment with the city’s popular civic-identity meme.
- The creator identified himself in a reply as Karthikeyan (Karthik), writing, “Yo, I made this… Anyway, buy fruits from him.”
- Coverage by multiple outlets reported tens of thousands of views, with figures varying by report.
- Users asked for the cart’s location and repeated claims of a sales boost, which remain unverified.