Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Tuesday met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to greet them on the occasion of Diwali, and assured cooperation and support for Bengaluru’s development.

Shaw has been critical of Bengaluru’s infrastructure woes by highlighting them through her social media posts, and has been repeatedly urging the state government to intervene. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, later speaking to reporters said, Shaw has assured cooperation and support of the industry for the development of Bengaluru.