Ashok Todi
Indian industrialist (born 1958)
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Ashok Todi (born 1958) is an Indian industrialist, heading the Kolkata-based Lux Industries group, an innerwear garment manufacturer.[1][2][3]
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Todi in 2013 | |
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| Born | 17 September 1958 |
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| Alma mater | Bhawanipur College |
| Occupation | Industrialist (Lux Industries) |
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:
- The Chairman of Lux Industries Limited;
- Director of Biswanath Hosiery Mills Limited; and,
- Director of Todi Hosiery Limited
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 a murder case.
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.[5]