COVID-19 is continuously swallowing the leaders of textile industry. Just few days back in Ludhiana, DL Sharma, MD, Vardhman Yarns and Threads Limited and Tarsem Kumar Jain, Group Chairman of the Jain Udhay Thermals and Jain Udhay group, passed away.
Now, in Surat Mahendra Chaudhary (62) Chairman, Pratibha Group succumbed after battling against COVID-19. Pratibha Group is a leading textile company in Surat.
Mahendra Chaudhary is survived by his three daughters and a son.
An engineering graduate from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Mahendra founded the company in 1982 in Surat.
“We have lost a torch-bearer of our family and business. My elder brother had a wide experience in the textile business and whatever we are is due to his efforts,” said Pramod Chaudhary, MD, Pratibha Group.
Apart from textile, Pratibha Group is into other industries also like dyes & chemicals, thermal power, etc.