Patriarch Srichand Hinduja's death puts spotlight on $14 bn family feud

At stake is the direction for one of the world's biggest conglomerates that employs more than 200,000 people worldwide

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BS Web Team Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : May 18 2023 | 12:07 PM IST
For decades, Srichand Hinduja served as the patriarch of a sprawling business empire behind one of the 
 in London. He and his two younger brothers — Prakash, 77, and Ashok, 72 – fought over the past three years with the patriarch and his daughter, Vinoo, over a letter signed by the four siblings that said assets held by one of them belonged to all. 

“This is the litmus test for the Hinduja family’s recent ceasefire,” David Hawkins, co-founder of family-business consulting firm Percheron Advisory, said of Srichand’s death.
At stake is the direction for one of the world’s biggest conglomerates that employs more than 200,000 people worldwide.

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First Published: May 18 2023 | 11:55 AM IST

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