"Between the Tata trust and companies, we spend about four per cent of our net profits towards philanthropic and charity to improve the quality of the life of people around us. Many ask us this is shareholders' money and what right you have to distribute this...."
"It gives us tremendous sense of satisfaction that we have been able to give back to the society and share with the people who made it possible," Tata said, replying to a question during the launch of 'The Indian Impact', an initiative on malnutrition.
"I think what happens in our system unfortunately is (only) certain percentage of food the government gives actually reaches the people concerned. I think it is a criminal element that all need to try to stall. It is not (that) Government can alone do it. And I think each of us can do it too," he said.