Does the story of the aged and embittered father and his ambitious adopted son prove once again that blood is thicker than water? That is the one thought which comes to mind when we read this ugly but sad story of the Raja of Chettinad. With a Rs.10,000 crore business empire, where money is abundant, it is such a telling tale of how wealth can neither buy you peace nor happiness. The story is a sure shot plot for a movie in the future. M A M Ramaswamy, chairman emeritus of Chettinad Group of Companies did not have a biological child so he and his wife decided to legally adopt S.Ayyappan in 1995. He was 20 years of age
