India, May 19 -- When you look at a bank, what exactly comes to mind? Public money, Trust, Transparency, Investment, Savings? Yes, these are some of the words that immediately ring a bell. However, what if those managing banks, instead of practising accountability or transparency, take the general public for granted and use public money for their own interest or at the command of higher-ups? You will feel cheated, betrayed, and agitated.

This is precisely what has happened with Union Bank of India. The Bank spent ?7.25 crore to purchase two lakh copies of a single book: India@100, written by former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India Krishnamurthy V Subramanian. The books were purportedly purchased for distribution among it...