Ashok Todi

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Ashok Todi
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Todi in 2013
Personal details
Born (1958-09-17) 17 September 1958 (age 65)
Parent
  • Giridhari Lal Todi (father)
Alma mater Bhawanipur College
OccupationIndustrialist (Lux Industries)

Ashok Todi (born 1958) is an Indian industrialist, heading the Kolkata-based Lux Industries group, a Rs. 120-billion plus company which is the market leader in India of the inner wear garment segment. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Ashok Todi was born into a Hindu Marwadi business family, the son of industrialist Giridhari Lal Todi.

Lux Industries Limited

Lux Industries Limited is an innerwear company of India with three brands in its portfolio - Lux Innerwear, GenX Style Inners, and ONN Premium Inners. [4] [ failed verification ] Lux Cozi is the main brand of Lux Industries Limited. The company launched a consumer coupon scheme in 1992 called "Mazedar Mauka". From 1 product, the company's product range has expanded to more than 150 products today.[ citation needed ] Ashok is:

Todi took over as the chairman of the company on 1 October 2007.[ citation needed ] By a quirk of fate, this was exactly the time when he became embroiled in the murder case.

Awards

Under Todi's leadership, Lux Industries Limited received the star export house award.[ citation needed ] In 2013, Lux was awarded Asia's Most Promising Brand [5] and Master Brand 2013. [6] [ failed verification ]

Controversy

In September 2007, Todi became embroiled in a controversy regarding the death of Rizwanur Rahman, who was allegedly in a relationship with Todi's daughter, and by some accounts is said to have been secretly married to her. The case remains under investigation as of 2021. [7]

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References

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  4. http://media.wix.com/ugd/50d0b5_a21c067c8f163bfb104bdb2523ed2dec.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. "World Consulting and Research Corporation". www.wcrc.co. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013.
  6. "Master Brand". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  7. "Rizwanur Rahman case: HC rejects Ashok Todi's plea for dismissal of charges". The Indian Express. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.