Biocon helps manufacture affordable medicines for diseases like cancer, but it might not have drugs for Bengaluru's mess and Karnataka's politics. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who founded Biocon in Bengaluru and grew it into a globally recognised biopharma company, was forced to write what she had always held in her heart.

" I was born in this city and have spent seven decades loving my city, my Kannada culture and can read, write and speak this wonderful language. I don't think I am answerable to anyone who questions my loyalty to Karnataka. I am a proud Kannadiga," posted Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on X on Wednesday.

Mazumdar-Shaw, who started Biocon with just Rs 10,000 in seed money, has given Bengaluru a company that it can be proud of. However, hatred, like anger, makes people go blind. And th

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