New Delhi, June 21 -- Veteran banker and former chairman of HDFC Ltd Deepak Parekh recently revealed that ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar had once made a bold pith to him, suggesting to merge the two financial giants. This came years before HDFC was eventually merged with its banking arm.

During a candid conversation on her YouTube channel, Parekh told Chanda Kochhar that the proposed deal was never talked about in public.

"I remember you talking to me once. I remember it very clearly. It's never been talked about in public, but I'm willing to share it now," the veteran banker said.

"You said that ICICI started HDFC. 'Why don't you come back home?' That was your offer," he said.

Interestingly, creation of HDFC Ltd was financially sup...