By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/ANGUL/BARBIL: Odisha Facilities of Jindal Steel and Power Limited at Angul, Barbil and Tensa on Saturday joined Chairman Naveen Jindal to paid rich tribute to India’s Steel tycoon , visionary , Shri OP Jindal, on his 91st Birth Anniversary .
“#RememberingBauji on his 91st birth anniversary. He always used to say, “What is good for the nation is good for the company.” While I miss his presence everyday, his words and teachings always guide me…Love you DaddyHugging face,” JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted @MPNaveenJindal. JSPL Chairman also shared a video of Company Founder, in which his life and works were seen.
“Remembering Shri O.P Jindal Ji on his birth anniversary. #RememberingBauji,” OP Jindal’s wife Savitri Jindal tweeted @SavitriJindal.
“Celebrating the 91st birth anniversary of our source of inspiration, Shri OP Jindal at JSPL Angul, Barbil and Tense. #RememberingBauji,” JINDAL STEEL & POWER tweeted @JSPLCorporate.
Functions were also held at Barbil and Tensa in Kenjhar-Sundargarh district. Plantation other social activities also held on this occasion.
Om Prakash Jindal (7 August 1930 – 31 March 2005), popularly known as O.P. Jindal, was born in Hisar, Haryana. He established a successful business enterprise Jindal Steel and Power under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, of which he was the chairman. In November 2004, Jindal was awarded the “Life Time Achievement Award” for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the latest Forbes List, he was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians and placed 548th amongst the richest persons of the world.[2]
Jindal was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana. He won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively. He was also a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.
Jindal was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (the Haryana state government) in February 2005 and was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death. He was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.
His four sons, Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal now run the steel and power empire. His widow Savitri Jindal was Minister of State for Revenue, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation and Housing in Haryana state government, while his son Naveen was a member of the Parliament. His granddaughter Sminu Jindal is Managing Director of Jindal SAW and founder of Svayam.
