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| Who is Janardhana Reddy? |
| Who is Janardhana Reddy?
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| INDIA
, 6-September-2011
2:16:47 AM |
| He is the middle brother of the three Reddys - the billionaire barons whose influence and clout in Karnataka's Bellary is legend. It is Gali Janardhana Reddy's enterprise and ambition that is said to have propelled the trio, and their constant aide Sriramulu, to dizzying heights of wealth and power.
There are whispers that the family spent Rs. 20 crore on a wedding - back-of-the-book calculations would suggest as much; helicopters flew in thousands of guests for the opulently mounted event. Even when propitiating the Gods, the Reddys have worn their wealth on their sleeve. They donated a diamond-crusted crown in pure gold, estimated to cost Rs. 45 crore, to Lord Balaji at Tirupati.
The Reddys were not born to this world of helicopters, big imported luxury cars, mansions, gun-toting securitymen. They worked towards it - bit by hard, focused, opportunistic bit. Their father was a police constable, Chenga Reddy, and they began life out of a two-room police quarter. G Janardhana Reddy, born in January 1967, stands out in this story.
He did not attend formal college - though his older brothers are graduates. Janardhana Reddy's official bio-data as an MLC lists his educational qualification as SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Class X. His real education came on the streets where he started his journey of making money as a chit fund agent.
Right through, say those who have known him, he dreamed big. Entreprenurship came naturally and soon when he started Ennoble India Savings and Investments India and even a news daily Ennama Kannada Nadu. This was the 1990s and Janaradhna Reddy was in his 20s.
The 1990s were important years. Again steered by Janardhana Reddy, the brothers began to explore politics - with the same open mind that they brought to their business ventures. They first tested the waters with the Congress, through the loyal Sriramulu, almost the fourth brother.
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