Surat Businessman Does it Again, Gifts Mercedes-Benz SUVs Worth Rs 3 Crore to Employees
Surat, Sept 28: That there’s a man who showers his employees with gifts worth crores sounds unbelievably blissful in India, where eight out of 10 workers suffer from inadequate earnings, low productivity and difficult conditions of work.
The man is no other than Savji Dholakia, the owner of Hare Krishna Exporters, who has gifted three Mercedes-Benz GLS SUVs worth Rs 3 crore to three senior staffs who completed 25 years at the company.
Nilesh Jada (40), Mukesh Chandpara (38) and Mahesh Chandpara (43) were handed the car keys at an event in Surat by Madhya Pradesh Governor and former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.
The luxury SUV, whose on-road price in Surat is close to Rs 1 crore, is powered by a 3-litre V6 engine coupled with a seven-speed automatic transmission gearbox. It is coupled with LED headlamps, intelligent lighting system and many other exclusive features such as panoramic sunroof, three-zone climate control system, and rear seat entertainment among others.
These three beneficiaries were in their early teens when they joined the company, Dholakia told TOI. “They started with learning to cut diamonds and polish it and now they are not only experts but most senior and one of the most trusted people of our company.”
This isn’t the first time that the Surat-based diamond merchant has done something of this sort. On the New Year in 2017, he gifted 1,200 units of Datsun’s redi-GO hatchback to his employees.
A year before, the trader gave a Diwali bonus worth Rs 51 crore. The generous man also gifted 1,260 cars along with 400 flats to his employees.
Savjibhai Dholakia, fondly known as Savjikaka in Surat and Saurashtra, says that he offers gifts to the employees on the basis of their performance. His diamond and textiles trading company employs 5,500 people and has an annual turnover of over Rs 6,000 crore.
There’s a legend that Dholakia came from Dudhala village in Amreli district to Surat in 1977 on a state transport bus with just Rs 12.5 with him—the ticket fare—and over the years built a Rs 6,000 cr diamond business.
Courtesy: www.news18.com
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Sri Rama Sene’s Ugadi wishes banner featuring PM Modi, Netanyahu in Belagavi goes viral, sparks row
Banner put up in response to earlier banners condemning killing of Khamenei in the city
A banner allegedly erected by Sri Rama Sene’s Belagavi unit, featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has drawn criticism amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
The banner featured an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and also included a depiction of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during the killing of Afzal Khan.
The development comes at a time when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked and LPG shortages are being reported across several sectors in the country.
The banners were reportedly placed at Samrat Ashoka Circle in the city.
Several users on the social media platform ‘X’ criticised the poster.
Sriram Sena puts up Netanyahu banners in Belagavi opposing Khamenei posters pic.twitter.com/y5b8kGe09O
— All About Belgaum | Belagavi News (@allaboutbelgaum) March 16, 2026
One user wrote, “Does Sena know he has been convicted by the International Criminal Court?”
“If Iran learns about this, then you're done for,” another user said.
According to reports, the banners were erected in opposition to banners condemning the killing of Ali Khamenei that had appeared earlier in the city.
In an ‘X’ post, Sri Rama Sene Founder Pramod Muttalik, stated, “there was a call to remove the photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei in Belgaum. However, since the corporation did not remove it, today Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is depicted as disemboweling Afzal Khan, and banners of the Israeli president and Modi were put up.”
ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಇರಾನ ಸರ್ವಾದಿಕಾರಿ ಖಮೇನಿ ಪೊಟೋ ತೆರವುಗಳಿಸಲು ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಪೊರೆಷನ ತೆರವುಗೊಳಿಸದ ಕಾರಣ ಇಂದು ಛತ್ರಪತಿಶಿವಾಜಿಮಹಾರಾಜರು ಅಫ್ಜಲ್ ಖಾನನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಹರಿದಿದ್ದು ಮತ್ತು ಇಸ್ರೆಲ ಅದ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಮತ್ತು ಮೋದಿ ಅವರಬ್ಯಾನರ ಹಾಕಲಾಯಿತು #Netanyahu #chhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj #Belgaum #PramodMutalik pic.twitter.com/GUlHv2QadU
— Pramod Mutalik Official (@PramodMuta39880) March 16, 2026
Meanwhile local reports suggest that such banners were placed in different parts of the city including RTO circle and Killa Circle.
When Varta Bharathi contacted Belagavi City Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, for a comment, he refused to comment on the matter.
