The former Raymond Group chairman and managing director said that he was oblivious of what the real motive was behind his son Gautam inviting him for a chat over a ‘cup of coffee’.
Vijaypat Singhania has denied having reached any reconciliation with his estranged son and Raymond Group Chairman Gautam Singhania days after the latter shared a picture of them.
Speaking to India Today TV, Vijaypat Singhana, who stepped down as Raymond Group chairman in 2015, said he received a call from his son’s assistant on March 20 when he was on the way to the airport.
“Gautam Singhana’s assistant was repeatedly trying to persuade me to come to the house. When I refused, he (Gautam) came online himself and said he will take only five minutes of my time over a cup of coffee,” said Vijaypat Singhania.
“I went most reluctantly, not realising that it was for an interior motive of taking my photograph with Gautam Singhania to send a strong message to the media. A few minutes later, I came down and left for the airport. Soon after, I started receiving messages with my photo with Gautam on the Internet, claiming Gautam and I had made up, which was completely false,” he added.
Gautam Singhania had recently shared a picture with his father, Vijaypat Singhania, on social media platform X. “Happy to have my father at home today and seek his blessings. Wishing you good health papa, always,” Gautam Singhania captioned the post.