By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal and his elder brother JSW Group Chairman, Sajjan Jindal on Thursday paid rich tribute to ‘ Bauji’ visionary industrialist and philanthropist, India’s Steel Gaint , Shri OP Jindal on his 17th”Punyatithi”.
“Bauji was a visionary, a social worker, a politician and his biggest dream was to build a Self Sufficient Nation. Remembering my father and my mentor on his Punyathithi and promising to continue his dream of building a better India. #RememberingOPJ,” JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal tweeted @sajjanjindal.
“Where others saw walls, you saw doors… You are my role model, pillar of strength and source of inspiration.. Miss you daddy🙏 #RememberingOPJ,” JSP Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted @MPNaveenJindal.
‘Remembering Babuji ! You are a source of inspiration -miss your presence@sajjanjindal@MPNaveenJindal@ParthJindal11,” Sangita Jindal tweeted @SangitaSJindal.
“We pay heartfelt tributes to our revered founder father Shri O.P. Jindal Ji on the occasion of his 17th”Punyatithi”. We are committed to Babuji’s vision of bringing social transformation through quality education.#RememberingBauji,” OP Jindal University tweeted @OPJUniversity.
‘#JGU pays homage to Shri OP Jindal on his 17th death anniversary. A noted industrialist, entrepreneur& visionary businessman, it was in his memory that JGU was established in 2009 as a philanthropic initiative by our Founding Chancellor& Benefactor@MPNaveenJindal #RememberingOPJ,” JGU tweeted @JindalGlobalUNI.
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.
