TT Jagannathan, the chairman emeritus of TTK Prestige, popularly known as ‘The Kitchen Mogul’, died on Thursday in Bengaluru. He was at 77.

Jagannathan was a gold medallist from IIT-Chennai and held a PhD in operations research from Cornell University, US. He was on the board of TTK Prestige for the last 50 years, the business founded by his grandfather and former Union finance minister TT Krishnamachari.

“We regret to inform you that the company was intimated today about the sudden demise of TT Jagannathan — chairman emeritus, belonging to the Promoter and Promoter Group of the Company, on October 9, 2025,” said TTK Prestige in a regulatory update informing his demise.

His sudden and unexpected passing away will be an “irreparable loss to the company” and all the directors and employee

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