Sarathbabu Elumalai Explained

Sarathbabu Elumalai
Birth Date:1979 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Party:Makkal Needhi Maiam
Spouse:Nil
Parents:Elumalai.P
E. Deeparamani
Occupation:CEO of FoodKing, Politician[1]
Alma Mater:BITS Pilani
IIM Ahmedabad

Sarathbabu Elumalai is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker and politician. He is the founder and CEO of FoodKing.

Early life and education

Sarathbabu was born in Madipakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He had four siblings and the family was supported by his mother Deepa Ramani, an Anganwadi worker.[2] She also did various other jobs like making idlis, which Sarathbabu used to sell before going to school.[3]

Sarath did his schooling at Kings matriculation school. He completed his bachelors at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. After completing his graduation, he worked for three years with Polaris.[4] He did his masters in business administration from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Career

After completing his management education, Sarathbabu worked for 2 years.[5] In 2006, he started Food King with a seed capital of for delivering food to institutions.[6] [7] [4] As of 2011, it operates in 6 locations in India with an annual turnover of .[4]

Politics

Sarathbabu contested as an independent candidate from the Chennai South constituency during the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections and managed to secure over 15,000 votes.[8] In 2010, he joined Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, a regional political party, but quit the party later.[9] In the 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he contested again as an Independent candidate from the Velachery constituency. He lost the elections, ending up third with 7,472 votes.[10] In 2011, Sarathbabu contested for the post of Mayor of Chennai. He is contesting as Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam party's candidate in Alandur (state assembly constituency) in upcoming 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[11] [12]

Personal life

In 2010, Sarath started the Hunger Free India, an initiative to feed poor people.[13] [14] [15] He launched an initiative to observe 10 October as Hunger Free Day.[16]

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. News: Food King who challenges huge. Mint. 29 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Foodking chief enters poll fray. https://web.archive.org/web/20090414114023/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/11/stories/2009041160660400.htm. dead. 14 April 2009. The Hindu. 2009-04-11. 23 February 2012.
  3. Web site: FoodKing's CEO's mother sold idly for a living. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062134/http://sify.com/news/food-king-ceo-s-mother-sold-idlis-for-a-living-news-national-jfhvhOdbjhf.html. dead. 2010-07-02. Regular News. Sify.
  4. Web site: CEO of Idli Inc. Daily news. Daily Pioneer. 22 February 2012.
  5. Web site: The inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu. News. Rediff. 22 February 2012.
  6. Web site: Problems are opportunities. the Hindu. 29 February 2016.
  7. News: Entrepreneurial intuition sparked off by 'food king'. News column. 4 August 2011 . The Hindu. October 5, 2019.
  8. Web site: Entrepreneur joins DMDK. News. WebIndia. 23 February 2012.
  9. Web site: IIM grads, techies set to contest Tamil Nadu polls. News. Economic Times. 23 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Tamil Nadu Election Constituencies. Indianballot. 24 February 2012.
  11. News: IIM graduate, RTI crusader in mayor race. Dailynews. 4 October 2011 . Times of India. 24 February 2012.
  12. Web site: The Foodking who wants to be Mayor. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008081223/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-foodking-who-wants-to-be-mayor/190256-60-120.html. dead. 8 October 2011. News. CNN IBN. 24 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Who we are. website. Hunger Free India.
  14. Web site: Vote for a change, vote for 'Food King' Sarathbabu. news. Spoon feed. 23 February 2012.
  15. Web site: Food King who challenges hunger. Daily news. Livemint. 24 February 2012.
  16. Web site: Sarathbabu Elumalai launches Hunger Free India. BITSAA newsletter. BITSAA. 24 February 2012.
  17. Web site: Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008 Proud to be BITSian Food King - Sarath Babu. News. Prlog. 22 February 2012.
  18. Web site: Session Speakers, India Today youth summit. Speaker Profiles, India Today youth summit. IndiaToday. 22 February 2012.
  19. Web site: Realising Dreams. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527062255/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/03/14/stories/2009031451820600.htm. dead. 27 May 2012. The Hindu. 2009-03-14. 22 February 2012.

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