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R Subramanian is an accomplished man with a wealth of skills. He is a banker, an entrepreneur, an engineer, and a prisoner.
Ritik Raj
Updated : Jan 22, 2024, 03:57 PM IST | Edited by : Ritik Raj
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R Subramanian is an accomplished man with a wealth of skills. He is a banker, an entrepreneur, an engineer, and a prisoner. For defrauding investors, R Subramanian, the founder of the retail chain Subhiksha and an IIT alumnus with an IIM degree, was given a 20-year prison sentence. As per the court ruling on November 20, 2023, renowned engineer Subramanian of IIT Madras was found guilty by a special court in Chennai of defrauding hundreds of investors and diverting their assets through various shell companies.
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But fails to win over Subiksha
That's when Reliance Retail offered to be a knight in shining armour and acquire the company. But its promoter and managing director R Subramaniam has rejected this offer.
Sources said Reliance had approached Subramaniam recently with an offer."The offer was turned down by Subhiksha and the company has decided to grow on its own. In fact, he (Subramaniam) has chalked out a punishing schedule for opening more stores," the source added.
It is learnt that the Reliance Group had approached Subramaniam through ICICI Venture -- which has a 24% stake in the company. Cumulatively, the venture investor had pumped in Rs 50 crore in two tranches.
Subramaniam, however, denied having any talks with Reliance. "These are wild rumours