At 30, E Sarath Babu of Madipakkam in Chennai seems to have achieved everything.
At 30, E Sarath Babu of Madipakkam in Chennai seems to have achieved everything. The owner of the successful FoodKing Catering Services Pvt Ltd, he has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from BITS, Pilani, and a management degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
And, now he is contesting the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Chennai south seat. He has chosen the constituency as it is his home ground and also 90% of the electorate are educated.
“India has been witness to some sad incidents in the past 10 months. The 26/11 attacks, an MLA beating up an engineer to death in UP and a mother selling her baby for Rs6,000 in Andhra Pradesh were defining moments for me. I decided to join politics and bring about a change,” Sarath Babu, whose life reads like a rags-to-riches story, said.
Sarath Babu’s mother sold idlis to support her children. Having seen the harsh realities of life, Sarath Babu believes that youth have the honesty and the ability to make the country a better place to live in. “I want to be a beacon of hope for the youth,” he said.
Sarath Babu is confident that he will achieve his goal. After all he had the guts to spurn lucrative job offers and start a business of his own. The catering facility, which started with an investment of Rs2,000, generates a revenue of over Rs7 crore with branches in Goa, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Rajasthan, Bangalore and Chennai.
“I did not start my business to just make money. I wanted to create employment. I would like to follow the entrepreneur-politician model to uplift the poor. If I can inspire 100 people to start their own ventures, they will in turn give jobs to about 300 people and that will make for a healthy state of affairs,” he said.
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