‘King of Spices’ Dharampal Gulati passes away; Twitter bid Heartfelt Farewell to MDH ‘Chacha’

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati aka ‘Chachaji’ passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 98. As per reports, Gulati was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi for the last three weeks and suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He breathed his last at 5.30 am.

King of Spices:

Born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan and a school dropout, Gulati joined his father’s spice business in the early days. In 2019, the owner of Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) group was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award for his exceptional contribution to trade and industry in the country.

For Netflix and the online-streaming generation, Chachaji, dressed in his trademark red turban, was perhaps the oldest ‘star’ to have appeared on the Indian television, more specifically in the MDH commercials, making him the immortal face of the brand.

A face synonymous to the brand and omnipresent in the MDH advertisements, Gulati’s demise felt like a personal loss to many who gathered on Twitter to pay their tributes to the ‘Chachaji’.

Here are some of the Tweets!

Owner of MDH, Shri Dharampal Gulati Passed away at the age of 98. RIP Sir,India won't forget you. pic.twitter.com/c8aFboDICK

— The Hitman অসমীয়া 🏹 (@TheSicari0) December 3, 2020

King of #MDH masale Mr Gulati passes away 🙏
Om shanti

— आशीष गौतम Ashish Gautam🇮🇳 (@_AshishGautam) December 3, 2020

The "grand-dad" or "Dadaji" whose pictures most of our moms had in their kitchens and owner of the famous Masala Brand "MDH" – Dharampal Gulati passed away at 98. He will be missed! What a journey he had..so
One more time in his memory….
"MDH MDH"
Om Shanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ShngtWhRGh

— Tehseen Poonawalla Official (@tehseenp) December 3, 2020

RIP Mahasay Dharampal Gulati and Thanks for spicing up our life….😭😭😭😭 #DharampalGulati pic.twitter.com/1kRtqgLaiE

— Abhijit Seth (@mobile365tech) December 3, 2020

Shri Mahashay Dharmapal Gulati, owner of MDH Masala is no more. Here he was dancing at an event celebrating 100 years of MDH Masalas when he was 96 years old. Om Shanti🙏🏽pic.twitter.com/kgaCaWgDEf

— Nandita Iyer (@saffrontrail) December 3, 2020

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called him a “very inspiring personality. He dedicated his life for the society. God bless his soul”.

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