After a call for assistance from Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal, a representative from Sterlite Copper successfully reached out to 80-year-old man, identified as Ramesh, selling sweets and polis on the busy trains of Chennai.
A. Sumathi, a representative of Sterlite Copper (a Vedanta Group company), confirmed the meeting. In response to Agarwal’s call for help, she wrote, “Our endeavour to reach out to Mr. Ramesh was fulfilled, and it is heartening to see him as a self-respecting individual who values financial independence.” [sic]