Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers

Amien · 24th September 2008, 03:05

The Tata Nano, which will be the world's least expensive car, has already exacted enormous sums of money and time. A dispute over the location of a new factory has cost Tata close to a year of court wrangling and might end up spoiling a £200 million investment. Now the efforts to build the Nano have cost a life.

Unhappy workers were invited to a meeting with Indian and Italian executives of Cerlikon-Graziano Transmissions, which makes auto parts, to discuss reinstatement. Only a few workers were in the meeting, but more than a hundred were waiting outside. When those outside heard someone inside call for help, they rushed in, and in a mob fog anger, bludgeoned the company's operations head, Lalit Kishore Choudhary, to death.

It was later reported that some of the folks involved in the melee weren't even employees of the company. What Tata will need to urgently figure out is where it needs to go -- inside or outside of India -- to build the Nano without backlash. In the mean time, our condolences go to the Choudhary family.

Source: Autoblog / IBN Live
Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers - Autoblog
CEO lynching: 136 held, 13 booked for murder

@Mods
Was going to post this in the tata may pull out of singur thread but thought that this warrants its own. Please merge if applicable.

speedzak · 24th September 2008, 03:18

Our country is still where it was some ages ago?
"Neither will I prosper, nor I'll allow any of my fellow countrymen!"

It seems we will never ever allow Tata to make the Nano dream possible.

shiva_cool87 · 24th September 2008, 03:23

this is really sad :(
Man,when will Indians improve ?

May his soul R I P

Superleggera · 24th September 2008, 03:25

This is shocking, may his soul R.I.P
Looks like these people never ever allow good things to happen in India.

Mpower · 24th September 2008, 04:04

Why does your title say TATA CEO?
CEO of TATA is Ravi Kant.

abhiram7912 · 24th September 2008, 04:36

its not CEO of tata, some italian company called CERLIKON - GRAZIANO transmissions and auto parts suppliers to TATA.

cvvikram · 24th September 2008, 04:54

Yeah...the title of the thread is really misleading.....please change them mods....

spawnofsatan · 24th September 2008, 05:29

That really sucks, I read about it online.
First it was Mamta being extremely stupid and losing out on all those jobs and income for Bengal and now this.

HKP · 24th September 2008, 05:31

He was not TATA CEO.

\\\hkp

ananthkamath · 24th September 2008, 05:35

Amien, I hope you don't have a reading disability, or did you do this just to grab attention to this thread? The deceased is in no way related to Tata except for being a supplier. Please exercise some discretion, this is not a tabloid newspaper for god's sake.

iraghava · 24th September 2008, 05:56

I believe the incidents are completely unrelated. The killing happened in G. Noida, read below:

Dismissed employees beat CEO to death-Delhi-Cities-The Times of India

sudev · 24th September 2008, 06:28

MODS: Change the title as this is misleading and a poor reporting of unrelated names and places.

Thad E Ginathom · 24th September 2008, 08:02

Quote:

Now the efforts to build the Nano have cost a life.

Bad management and bad industrial relations are what leads to protests by workers. It is seldom a story with just one side.

But mob violence is something else, and nothing can justify it.

Frightening.

HappyWheels · 24th September 2008, 09:52

To add to this, we have the Union Industry Minister blaming the management of the company for this incident. He says that the management should have looked at ways of bringing back the employees who were fired and not provoke them un-necessarly!!!

Lord, please save us!!!

phamilyman · 24th September 2008, 09:55

More politics from ministers.

Good or bad, compare with HMSI in 2005/6? from a business owner's perspective

Haryana over UP anyday - as it is the security situation there is nothing much to write home about.

24th September 2008, 03:05	#1
Amien BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 253 Thanked: 322 Times	Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers The Tata Nano, which will be the world's least expensive car, has already exacted enormous sums of money and time. A dispute over the location of a new factory has cost Tata close to a year of court wrangling and might end up spoiling a £200 million investment. Now the efforts to build the Nano have cost a life. Unhappy workers were invited to a meeting with Indian and Italian executives of Cerlikon-Graziano Transmissions, which makes auto parts, to discuss reinstatement. Only a few workers were in the meeting, but more than a hundred were waiting outside. When those outside heard someone inside call for help, they rushed in, and in a mob fog anger, bludgeoned the company's operations head, Lalit Kishore Choudhary, to death. It was later reported that some of the folks involved in the melee weren't even employees of the company. What Tata will need to urgently figure out is where it needs to go -- inside or outside of India -- to build the Nano without backlash. In the mean time, our condolences go to the Choudhary family. Source: Autoblog / IBN Live Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers - Autoblog CEO lynching: 136 held, 13 booked for murder @Mods Was going to post this in the tata may pull out of singur thread but thought that this warrants its own. Please merge if applicable. Last edited by Amien : 24th September 2008 at 03:07.
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24th September 2008, 03:18	#2
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Our country is still where it was some ages ago? "Neither will I prosper, nor I'll allow any of my fellow countrymen!" It seems we will never ever allow Tata to make the Nano dream possible.
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shiva_cool87 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 138 Thanked: 0 Times	this is really sad :( Man,when will Indians improve ? May his soul R I P
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Superleggera BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kannur/Boston Posts: 533 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	This is shocking, may his soul R.I.P Looks like these people never ever allow good things to happen in India. Last edited by Superleggera : 24th September 2008 at 03:27.
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,734 Times View My Garage	Why does your title say TATA CEO? CEO of TATA is Ravi Kant.
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abhiram7912 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 170 Thanked: 77 Times	its not CEO of tata, some italian company called CERLIKON - GRAZIANO transmissions and auto parts suppliers to TATA.
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cvvikram BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: India Posts: 144 Thanked: Once	Yeah...the title of the thread is really misleading.....please change them mods....
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spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	That really sucks, I read about it online. First it was Mamta being extremely stupid and losing out on all those jobs and income for Bengal and now this.
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HKP BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 136 Thanked: 58 Times View My Garage	Tata Ceo? He was not TATA CEO. \\\hkp
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ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	Amien, I hope you don't have a reading disability, or did you do this just to grab attention to this thread? The deceased is in no way related to Tata except for being a supplier. Please exercise some discretion, this is not a tabloid newspaper for god's sake.
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24th September 2008, 05:56	#11
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 277 Times View My Garage	I believe the incidents are completely unrelated. The killing happened in G. Noida, read below: Dismissed employees beat CEO to death-Delhi-Cities-The Times of India
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sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,857 Thanked: 3,232 Times	MODS: Change the title as this is misleading and a poor reporting of unrelated names and places.
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HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,145 Thanked: 568 Times	To add to this, we have the Union Industry Minister blaming the management of the company for this incident. He says that the management should have looked at ways of bringing back the employees who were fired and not provoke them un-necessarly!!! Lord, please save us!!!
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24th September 2008, 09:55	#15
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,976 Thanked: 4,667 Times	More politics from ministers. Good or bad, compare with HMSI in 2005/6? from a business owner's perspective Haryana over UP anyday - as it is the security situation there is nothing much to write home about.
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