India, July 27 -- Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has drawn sharp parallels between India's tech capital Bengaluru and Gurugram, calling out governments for failing to provide basic civic amenities in the country's wealthiest cities.

Responding to a fiery critique of Gurugram by columnist and businessman Suhel Seth, Mazumdar-Shaw said in a post on X , "This is the fate of every rich city. Bengaluru is another Gurugram. The state plunders and kills the golden goose with no responsibility to provide basic infrastructure and civic amenities. Building rules are flouted to make money, etc."

Her post came in the wake of Seth's remarks at a recent Indian Express event in Delhi, where he described Gurugram as "a shame on this country." S...