In the wake of the reports alleging the death of the owner of MDH Masala factory, Dharam Pal Gulati and his family members on Sunday scrapped the rumours and said the spice king is alive and kicking. The family has also released a video of Dharam Pal Gulati in which we can see him alive and kicking. The video features Dharam Pal Singh himself, where is denying all the fake media reports and can be seen saying that he is alright.

Earlier it was reported that the spice king Dharampal Gulati, owner of MDH spice group passed away on Saturday late evening, say reports. He was 99-years-old and took his last breath in a hospital in New Delhi. Dharampal Gulati started a spice shop at Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh area and later set up the Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH Masala factory) was in 1959 after bought a plot in Kirti Nagar in New Delhi.

However, NewsX.Com could not ascertain the veracity of this news.

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati was born in and raised in Sialkot, Pakistan. He dropped out of school when he was in fifth class to assist his father at the shop. He and his father Mahashay Chunni Lal Gulati had moved to Delhi after the India-Pakistan partition.

As per reports, he was the highest paid FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) CEO in India in the year 2017.