Amul Vs Nandini: Is Politics The Fly In Karnataka's Milk Row?
By Anmol Alphonso The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells its dairy products under the brand name Amul, announced earlier this month that it would soon enter the Bengaluru fresh milk market to sell its products. What should have been a brand making a routine announcement soon turned into a political storm in the poll bound state with speculations that its entry could spell trouble for Karnataka’s local brand, Nandini. The move was soon meet with criticism and protests by pro-Kannada outfits and opposition parties including Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) terming this a...