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The Karnataka Bank saga: A clash of egos and cultures in old private banks
Karnataka Bank was founded by a group of agriculturists, lawyers and businessmen, led by BR Vysaray Achar, to promote economic development in the South Canara region. It has no identified promoter
Tamal Bandyopadhyay
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On February 18, 2025, when Karnataka Bank celebrated its 101st anniversary, Madhusudan Sai, a humanitarian and spiritual teacher, delivered the foundation day address at its headquarters at Pumpwell in Mangaluru, a coastal town in Karnataka. A Carnatic music concert by vocalist Vidwan P Unnikrishnan and flutist Shashank Subramanyam followed.
Present at the event were the bank's chairman, P Pradeep Kumar, Managing Director and CEO Srikrishnan Hari Hara Sarma, Executive Director (ED) Sekhar Rao, besides some independent directors and the entire management team.
A few months later, on June 29, both Sarma and Rao resigned.
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