2024-04-26 17:38:45
New Delhi: Rajeev Poddar is the son of billionaire businessman Arvind Poddar. Arvind is the CMD of Balkrishna Industries. The market capitalization of this company is more than Rs 45,200 crore. Balkrishna Industries is famous for manufacturing BKT tyres. It provides off-road tires for agricultural, mining and construction vehicles. Rajeev Poddar is the Joint MD in this company. However, many people do not know about this, but Rajiv Poddar is related to the family of the country’s richest person Mukesh Ambani in a different way. Arvind Poddar’s son Rajiv Poddar is married to the daughter of Manoj Modi, who is called Mukesh Ambani’s ‘right hand’. Manoj Modi takes big decisions in India’s most valuable company. He even got a house worth Rs 1,500 crore near Antilia as a gift from Mukesh Ambani.
What does Rajiv’s wife do?
Manoj Modi’s daughter and Rajeev Poddar’s wife Khushboo Poddar is also the joint MD in his company. Balkrishna Industries entered the tire manufacturing business in 1951. In 1963 it produced its first bicycle tyre. The company entered the field of manufacturing off-road tires in the 1990s. Now it supplies to the countries of Europe and America.
Rajiv’s father among the richest Indians
Rajeev Poddar’s father Arvind Poddar is currently the 59th richest Indian according to the Forbes list. The billionaire businessman’s company opened its new factory in Maharashtra in 2021 to manufacture agricultural and industrial tyres. Unlike other billionaires, Arvind Poddar and his family stay away from the public eye.
Today BKT is one of the largest manufacturers of off-road tires in the world. This company sells its products in more than 160 countries. More than 22,000 employees work in its 5 factories.