Saudi Arabian govt to invest in Yusuff Ali’s LuLu Group

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October 9, 2020

Kochi, Oct 9: The Public Investment Fund (PIF) under the Saudi Arabian government is planning to invest in the Lulu Group International owned by NRI businessman M A Yusuff Ali. This could be a historical achievement as Abu Dhabi government's holding company ADQ invested in Lulu Group only a month ago.

The PIF chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman manages a total fund of 36,000 crore Dollars (approximately Rs 26 lakh crore). This is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world. Sovereign funds are the funds owned by the government. Reliance Retail of Mukesh Ambani also is trying to get PIF funding.

It is yet to clarify how much amount PIF would invest in Lulu Group or how many shares will be purchased. Lulu Group Director of Marketing and Communications V Nandakumar told Mathrubhumi that they cannot respond on the basis of mere assumptions.

Abu Dhabi government's company ADQ had invested Rs 8000 crore (110 crore Dollars) in Lulu Group one month ago. The fund will be used to set up many hypermarkets in Jordan, Morocco and Iraq. ADQ is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, the national security advisor and brother of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammed bin Zayed.

Apart from PIF and ADQ, more companies from the Gulf region will invest in Lulu Group and the discussions in this regard is progressing. The arrival of funds proves that Lulu Group and Yusuff Ali have earned trust of the royal families in Gulf countries.

Lulu Group owns 194 hypermarkets in 9 countries and 15 logistics centres in 15 countries. Apart from this, the Group also owns many large scale shopping malls and hotels. The annual turnover is around Rs 55,800 crore. Among the 58,000 staff in the Group, 30,000 are Keralites.

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Waqf row: BJP stages ‘our land, our right’ protest across Karnataka for second day

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November 22,2024

Bengaluru, Nov 22: For the second day running, the Karnataka BJP on Friday staged a statewide protest condemning the government’s alleged move to notify land of farmers as Waqf property.

The BJP staged a protest before the offices of Deputy Commissioners at district headquarters.

The BJP leaders are vehemently demanding that the state government cancel a 1974 Gazette notification in this regard.

The agitators are also demanding scrapping of the Waqf Board and the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister for Waqf and Housing Zameer Ahmad Khan.

The BJP MLAs, MLCs, MPs gathered in the premises of Freedom Park and staged a protest under the leadership of Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka and slammed the state government.

MLA T.S. Srivatsa led the protest in Mysuru and hundreds of party workers and farmers staged the protest under the leadership of former MP Pratap Simha in Kodagu.

Former MP Sumalatha Ambareesh led the agitation in Mandya.

This was the first time that Sumalatha took part in the party’s programme after the Lok Sabha elections.

State President B.Y. Vijayendra claimed, “The Congress government in Karnataka is issuing notices to farmers claiming the ownership of their lands to the Waqf Board and pushing them on the streets overnight.”

In the first week of December, three teams formed by the BJP will travel across the state and record the grievances of farmers.

“The state government is attempting to snatch away the lands belonging to temples as well,” Vijayendra alleged and added that the teams would comprise all senior leaders of the BJP.

Meanwhile, the police have taken Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik into custody while staging a protest march to the office of Zameer Ahmad Khan in Bengaluru.

Muthalik along with Hindutva activists was planning to lay siege to Zameer’s office over the Waqf row.

The police stopped Muthalik and requested him to submit the memorandum by reaching the minister’s office in a vehicle. However, Muthalik refused to go with the police and continued his footmarch. The police took him into custody following arguments.

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