1996 BSE chief takes another pot-shot at GVR

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) president M.G Damani has launched a renewed attack on former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman G.V Ramakrishna criticising him for setting up a casino to counter the BSE. Reacting to questions on an internet chat show organised by electronic magazine Rediff on the Net, Mr Damani lobbied hard for the expansion of the BSE Online Trading (BOLT) network outside Mumbai.

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