Reports of 'Mahashay' Dharampal Gulati's Death Wrong, He Feels Younger After Rumours: MDH V-P
New Delhi: MDH Spices on Sunday strongly denied media reports of the ‘death’ of its iconic owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati.
Speaking to News18, the company’s executive vice-president Rajendra Kumar said the reports were baseless. “This is completely shocking, baseless and false. The rumour started on social media yesterday. I appeal to the people not to fall prey to such rumours,” he said.
Media reports had earlier in the day erroneously reported the death of the MDH owner, fondly known as ‘Mahashay’. Asked about the reaction of the nonagenarian to the rumours, Kumar said, “He says he feels young again as so many people called up to inquire and expressed their love for him after knowing that he’s alive and well.”
Mahashian Di Hatti, better known as MDH, is a popular brand of spices in India and over the years ‘Mahashay’ has become the iconic face of the company, featuring in its advertisements. He was born in 1919 in Pakistan's Sialkot where the roots of the multi-million dollar empire lay.
The company began as a small shop in the city, which was set up by his father before partition. However, after 1947, the family moved to the national capital.