An X user named Venkatesh Alla said his friend, NIT topper earning ₹43.5 LPA in Bengaluru, fell into depression after being fired with three months' severance. Alla said in five years, his friend paid ₹30-lakh taxes and "in return, got zero support. No safety net. No job security". "Government he paid lakhs to...betrayed him...[when] he needed it most," Alla added.