Patriarch's Death Puts Spotlight on $14 Billion Hinduja Feud
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Gopichand Hinduja, 83, is the British-Indian clan's oldest member following Srichand's death Wednesday in London.
For decades, Srichand Hinduja served as the patriarch of a sprawling business empire behind one of the world's biggest family fortunes with origins dating back more than a century.
His death at age 87 raises questions over who'll assume his role as de-facto head of the dynasty, whose legal battles in recent years over control of investments spanning banking, media and energy still threaten to tear apart the once tight-knit group.
Gopichand Hinduja, 83, is the British-Indian clan's oldest member following Srichand's death Wednesday in London. He and his two younger brothers - Prakash, 77, and Ashok, 72 - fought over the past three years with the patriarch and his daughter, Vinoo, over a letter signed by the four siblings that said assets held by one of them belonged to all.
While the family called a truce on the bitter power struggle in November, it emerged last month they're still privately haggling on related issues.
