Corporate India remembers VG Siddhartha as a humble man; asks entrepreneurs not to be discouraged by failures
Industry captains on Wednesday paid rich tributes to VG Siddhartha, founder of India's biggest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, remembering his entrepreneurial spirit and humble nature but also cautioned entrepreneurs not to let failures destroy their self-esteem
-
Industry leaders such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon, automobile czar Anand Mahindra, Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Sachin Bansal and IT honcho CP Gurnani remembered Siddhartha as a 'humble and soft speaking' man
-
The body of the Cafe Coffee Day founder was found on Wednesday in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka after 36 hours of intense search
-
Siddhartha had in a purported letter written by him indicated that pressure from banks, a private equity investor and tax authorities drove him to end his life
New Delhi: Industry captains on Wednesday paid rich tributes to VG Siddhartha, founder of India's biggest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, remembering his entrepreneurial spirit and humble nature but also cautioned entrepreneurs not to let failures destroy their self-esteem.
Industry leaders such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon, automobile czar Anand Mahindra, Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Sachin Bansal and IT honcho CP Gurnani remembered Siddhartha as a "humble and soft speaking" man.
The body of the Cafe Coffee Day founder was found on Wednesday in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka after 36 hours of intense search.
File image of VG Siddhartha. News18
Related Articles
In a tweet, Biocon Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said, "My deepest condolences to VG Siddhartha's widow Malavika and his sons and to Shri & Smt SM Krishna and family. RIP."
Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya said Siddhartha was an "Excellent human and brilliant entrepreneur". However, Mallya added that he was "devastated with the contents of his letter".
"The Govt agencies and banks can drive anyone to despair. See what they are doing to me despite offer of full repayment. Vicious and unrelenting," he tweeted.
Siddhartha had in a purported letter written by him indicated that pressure from banks, a private equity investor and tax authorities drove him to end his life.
Karti P Chidambaram, son of Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, who is facing ED probe in the Aircel Maxis case, said the government agencies are the biggest impediments to ease of business.
"Managing the systematic harassment by the State n it's pliant agencies is the biggest challenge. IT, ED, CBI, ROC etc are the biggest impediments for ease of business," Karti said.
Meanwhile, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said entrepreneurs must not allow business failures to destroy their self-esteem.
LIVE UPDATES: CCD FOUNDER VG SIDDHARTHA CREMATED
"I did not know him & have no knowledge of his financial circumstances. I only know that entrepreneurs must not allow business failure to destroy their self-esteem. That will bring about the death of entrepreneurship," said Mahindra.
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma tweeted that he was "saddened beyond words."
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal said that Siddhartha was an "inspiring entrepreneur and investor".
"I had known #VGSiddhartha personally and was always amazed at his energy and positivity," Bansal added.
Tech Mahindra MD and CEO CP Gurnani, while saluting his entrepreneurship, said it was a "Very sad day".
" ..some of us were daydreaming that he may not have jumped off the bridge ...wish he had stayed alive to fight. My heart goes out to his family," he said.
Meanwhile, Coffee Day Enterprises on Wednesday named independent director SV Ranganath as the interim chairman of the company.
also read
VG Siddhartha found dead in Mangaluru: No one was harassed, claims Income Tax dept; CCD founder had tax liability of Rs 447.47 crore
"The investigation had started after a search in September 2017 and VG Siddhartha himself had admitted the income of Rs 362.11 crore and Rs 11.62 crore. Thereafter, income tax investigation wing in appraisal report had estimated undisclosed income of Rs 364.46 crore in case of VG Siddhartha and Rs 118.02 Crore for Coffee Day Enterprises Limited," sources said, adding that tax liability of Siddhartha was around Rs 447.47 crore and for Coffee Day Enterprises Limited it was around Rs 188.69 crore.
CCD founder VG Siddhartha dead; latest updates: Businessman cremated in Chethanahalli coffee estate
CCD founder VG Siddhartha found dead; LATEST updates: VG Siddhartha’s mortal remains are being taken to his native place, Chethanahalli. The final rites will be conducted at 6.30 pm at his estate.
VG Siddhartha missing: CCD founder's 'letter' blames his 'failure' on 'pressure' from equity partner, 'harassment' from ex-DG, Income Tax
VG Siddhartha, the founder of India's largest Coffee chain Café Coffee Day, who also owns Asia's single-largest coffee estate, is missing since Monday evening. In a letter, reportedly written by Siddhartha, he blames “serious liquidity crunch”, “harassment from the previous DG income tax” and “pressure from one of the private equity partners forcing me to buy back shares” for his situation.