Re: How a Muslim Billionaire Thrives in Hindu India
Azim Premji is wealthy beyond belief but there are many smaller businesses in India that are very successful and which are owned by Muslims. The biggest leather garments and goods manufacturers are all Muslims, CIPLA which is one of the 100 biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world is run by Dr Y K Hamied, a Muslim. I can also think of one of India's biggest Silk exporters, Kareem Silks, one of the biggest coffee exporters whose owner Dr A K Samad was also President of the Coffee Board, Hulkode Estates etc. The tobacco business is also almost completely dominated by Muslims with the exception of Ganesh Beedis. In marble and granite exports you have businesses like Hajee Jaffer Sharief and Sons etc. A full list would be too long to post here.
Many of these are very religious people and they contribute to educational and medical charities and towards sending poor Muslims on Hajj in a big way. In a country with more than 1.15 billion people, some 300 million of whom are desperately poor, there will be many poor from all religions. As far as success is concerned, there are many who are very successful from all of the religions as well.