NEW DELHI: India's richest man has kicked off lavish pre-wedding parties for his son by feeding more than 50,000 people in his hometown, with celebrations in the coming days expected to include some of the world's most influential figures. Ambani, 66, chairman of oil-to-telecoms giant Reliance Industries, is Asia's richest person according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, worth more than $114 billion. The merger will create a $8.5 billion entertainment giant in the world's most populous nation and fifth-largest economy. Dhoni, and industry titan Gautam Adani are also invited in a who's-who of India's super-rich elite. The Ambanis are building a Hindu temple complex in Jamnagar, to keep "India's rich cultural and spiritual identity at the heart of the wedding festivities", the Reliance Foundation said on social media.

Source: Manila Times February 29, 2024 16:23 UTC