Winning Bizness Desk

Mumbai. Another example of the dominance of Indians in Britain has come to the fore. India was a colony of the British for centuries and the British ruled India for about 200 years. Now a person from the same Indian origin has become the Prime Minister of Britain, while another person has become the richest person in Britain. Yes, we are talking about the Prime Minister of Britain, Rishi Sunak and Gopi Hinduja. Sunak is also the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. Now the news is that Gopi Hinduja of Indian origin has become the richest person in Britain. The wealth of the Hinduja family is more than the new king of Britain, King Charles. According to this year's Times Rich List, the total wealth of Gopi Hinduja and his family has been estimated at 35 billion pounds. This is more than the combined wealth of the entire royal family.

Who is Gopi Hinduja?

You must have seen Ashok Leyland trucks running on the Indian roads, manufactured by Hinduja Group of companies. Gopi Hinduja is the chairman of the Hinduja Group of which Ashok Leyland is a part. Indian-origin Gopi Hinduja is now 83 years old and after father Srichand SP Hinduja's death in May 2023, he is looking after the affairs of the group. Gopi Hinduja and his family first topped the Sunday Times Rich List in 2014 when his wealth was estimated at around 12 billion pounds. Now the Hinduja family is Britain's richest according to this list for 4 consecutive years. The family's net worth has increased by around £6.5 billion in the last one year.

Gopi Hinduja is currently the sole chairman of the Hinduja Group. His other three brothers Srichand Hinduja, Prakash Hinduja and Ashok Hinduja also handle the business, but the UK business is solely responsible for Gopi. The Hinduja group is counted among the oldest business houses in India. Right now Hinduja group is doing business from banking to IT and from media to oil. The Hinduja family is not only ahead of the royal family of Britain in wealth, but their house is also no less than the palace of the royal family of Britain. Srichand and Gopi Hinduja's house is Carlton House Terrace located in London. This house of Hinduja family has been built by adding 4 historical buildings of 6-6 floors each. All the four buildings are interconnected and have been built in the Georgian architecture style. This palatial house of the Hinduja family is located near Buckingham Palace.