Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been highlighting Bengaluru ’s garbage and pothole woes after a visitor from China expressed disappointment over the condition of the city. Her post started a war of words with the state administration on social media. When a Congress leader criticised her for showing selective outrage, highlighting problems in Karnataka while ignoring similar issues in BJP-ruled states, the Biocon boss responded that she lives in Karnataka , not Maharashtra , and therefore has a “vested interest” in Bengaluru.

‘Vested interested in Bengaluru’

“We welcome constructive criticism, it helps us improve. But it’s striking how Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s outrage is reserved only for Karnataka,” Congress leader Mansoor Khan said on X (formerly Twitter).

He added, “When similar issues

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