{"id":17817,"date":"2026-08-29T09:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17817"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:53:46","slug":"dont-taunt-me-as-billionaire-kiran-mazumdar-shaw-bengaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17817","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t taunt me as billionaire: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw | Bengaluru News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133602406,imgsize-57536,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/biocon-chief-kiran-mazumdar-shaw-confronted-mla-shivanna-regarding-poor-road-conditions-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Don\u2019t taunt me as billionaire: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw\" title=\"Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw confronted MLA Shivanna regarding poor road conditions (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw confronted MLA Shivanna regarding poor road conditions (File photo)\">Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw confronted MLA Shivanna regarding poor road conditions (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BENGALURU: The pathetic state of road infrastructure in and around Anekal occupied the centrestage of discussions when <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/biocon\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biocon<\/a> chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw countered the area MLA B Shivanna stating, \u201cPlease don\u2019t taunt me as a billionaire.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Her statement came after Shivanna, who has drawn flak from netizens over poor road conditions in his constituency, tried to dismiss criticism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Referring to Shaw\u2019s X post that read, \u201cMLA Shivanna has been informed of this neglect for years but he does not have the resources to provide decent infrastructure as it has been used for other things that have not benefited citizens,\u201d Shivanna reportedly replied to a newspaper, \u201cThere is no need to give prominence just because some billionaire has made some statements on social media for publicity.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>It was in this backdrop that Shaw told him not taunt her as a billionaire.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>She maintained, \u201cI am speaking on behalf of citizens who don\u2019t have a voice and asked me to raise these issues. I do not use Anekal roads frequently but live in Huskur and can tell you that the road between Huskur and Sarjapur Road is unmotorable.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/dont-taunt-me-as-billionaire-kiran-mazumdar-shaw\/articleshow\/133595488.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw confronted MLA Shivanna regarding poor road conditions (File photo) BENGALURU: The pathetic state of road infrastructure in and around Anekal occupied the centrestage of discussions when Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw countered the area MLA B Shivanna stating, \u201cPlease don\u2019t taunt me as a billionaire.\u201dHer statement came after Shivanna, who has drawn 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