Vedanta boss Anil Agarwal's mother is 'seriously sick', hospitalised in Mumbai: 'Ma is a fighter'

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal had earlier shared how his mother Vedavati Agarwal was instrumental in starting the company named after her. (Image credit: @AnilAgarwal_Ved/X)

Industrialist Anil Agarwal has recently revealed that his mother, who is more than 90 years old, has been hospitalised in Mumbai after she fell seriously unwell during a trip to the city. In a post on X, the Vedanta chairperson shared that Vedvati Agarwal is currently in an intensive care unit (ICU) and sought prayers and blessings for her.

"A few weeks ago, she travelled to Mumbai to meet her newborn great-granddaughter. Unfortunately, during the visit, she fell seriously sick and had to be hospitalised" Anil Agarwal said. "Even now, even after the doctors have said that she is critical, she never fails to recognize us and lights up when she sees me. Whenever I visit her, she lifts her head up, opens her eyes and says, 'Sab theek hai, tum kaam pe jao (Everything is fine, you go to work)'."

In an emotional post, the billionaire reminisced how growing up, his mother handled the household with Rs 400 a month and how, even after the family moved to London, she won the hearts of all the people around her, "including the British people, even though she couldn't speak it [English] well".

"How she is so comfortable with people, I don't know. What I do know is that she is an incredibly special person who has enriched my life, the lives of the entire family and of everyone she knows. I still have so much to learn from you, Ma. Seeking all your prayers and blessings for her," Agarwal wrote in his post on X.

Earlier, the Vedanta chairman had shared how his mother was instrumental in starting the company named after her. Agarwal also said that he had given up after failing many times in business but it was his mother who urged him to keep moving forward and stay hopeful about more opportunities coming his way.

"After failing multiple times in business, I nearly gave up. I was lost, demotivated and disturbed," he said. "Tab Maa ne bola tha 'Anil aage badhte jao darwaze khulte jaenge (Anil, keep moving forward, the doors will keep opening)'." It wasn't easy, but with her blessings I kept moving forward."