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Ritesh Agarwal, the founder, and CEO of the hospitality chain OYO, and one of the youngest billionaires in India, recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invite him to his wedding. The entrepreneur is all set to tie the knot with his fiancee this March.
The OYO boss took to Instagram and dropped some pictures of him sharing some candid moments with the PM at the latter’s home. His mother and fiancé are also seen accompanying him, with proud smiles on their faces. In one of the pictures, the couple can be seen touching the feet of the PM to seek his blessings. In another picture, Agarwal can be seen draping a shawl on the PM’s shoulders.
Sharing the pictures, Agarwal wrote, “With the blessings of Pradhan Mantri @narendramodi ji, we are all set for a new beginning. Words cannot express the warmth with which he received us. My mother, who is inspired by his vision for women empowerment & Geet, from Express(Uttar) Pradesh, was heartened to meet him.” He went on to add that he would do all he could to promote tourism in regions like Rameswaram, Meghalaya, Rayagada, Gir, etc.
The wedding will be followed by a grand reception at a five-star hotel in Delhi.
Who Is Ritesh Agarwal?
The OYO Rooms founder is one of the country’s youngest billionaires, with a net worth of a staggering $1 billion (Rs 7253 crore). Born and brought up in a middle-class Marwari family in Rayagada, Orissa, Agarwal dropped out of college to pursue entrepreneurship. He was eventually accepted into the Thiel Fellowship Program, which awards young entrepreneurs a $100,000 (roughly Rs 82 lakhs) grant to help them launch their startups. He used the funds to float his startup, OYORooms, in 2013. The hospitality service teams up with budget hotels all across the country to give travellers affordable yet hygienic accommodations.
OYO now operates in over 800 cities across 80 countries and is considered one of the fastest-growing budget hotel franchises.
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