Vk Mathews

Expressing profound grief at the death of iconic industrialist Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons and chairman of Tata Trusts at the age of 86, IBS Software Executive Chairman VK Mathews on Thursday recalled some encounters with the legend.

Power corrupts. It is true both physically and figuratively. Nothing else explains the callousness with which government power companies go about their business. Absolute power of government monopoly in power supply, in most parts of the country, has resulted in absolute corruption which leads to danger to life and limb of the general public.

Expressing profound grief at the death of iconic industrialist Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons and chairman of Tata Trusts at the age of 86, IBS Software Executive Chairman VK Mathews on Thursday recalled some encounters with the legend.

Power corrupts. It is true both physically and figuratively. Nothing else explains the callousness with which government power companies go about their business. Absolute power of government monopoly in power supply, in most parts of the country, has resulted in absolute corruption which leads to danger to life and limb of the general public.