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New Delhi: After reports of the demise of MDH Spices owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati surfaced on Sunday, which was apparently a death hoax, the 99-year-old said that “he feels young again” as several people called up to inquire and expressed their love for him after knowing that he’s alive and well.
The iconic spices brand executive vice-president Rajendra Kumar while speaking to News18 said the ‘Mahashay’ was indeed happy after people inquired about the rumours that he had fallen prey to. Kumar strongly denied media reports of the death of its iconic owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati and called them ‘baseless’.
He said, “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.”
Mahashian Di Hatti, better known as MDH, is one of the biggest brands of spices and manufactures almost 50 different types of spices. Over time, ‘Mahashay’ 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.
Despite his age, it is said that ‘Mahashay’ takes all major business decisions. Reportedly, the MDH owner also runs Mahashay Chuni Lal Charitable Trust, which facilitates a hospital with 250 beds. Additionally, it runs a mobile hospital which reaches out to slum dwellers. Four schools are also being run by this trust, and it provides financial support to people in need.
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.
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