Family Feuds III: The Birlas

At the Heart of Hostilities

Priyamvada Birla, widow of Birla Corporation promoter Madhav Prasad Birla, died in 2004. A will from 1999 emerged bequeathing Rs 5,000 crore worth assets to chartered accountant Rajendra Singh Lodha. The Birla and the Lodha families have been at each other’s throats ever since