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Dr Kanwar Deep Singh (born 21 August 1961), also known as K. D. Singh, is an Indian businessman turned politician and Member of Parliament (MP), Rajya Sabha. He is also the president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and the Hockey Association of Haryana. Singh's political and business career has been marred by various controversies. == Early life and business == Singh was born on 21 August 1961. He started his business in 1988 under the banner of Turbo Industries. His first factory in Chandigarh produced wire mesh and link fencing. The name was changed to Alchemist in 2004. The Alchemist Group has a presence in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food-processing, real estate, infrastructure and tea estates, possessing well-known retail brands like Republic of Chicken.〔 He stepped down from his position as Chairman of the Alchemist Group in 2012 to devote his time to political and social causes. Currently, he is the Chairman Emeritus of the Alchemist Group, while his son Karan Deep Singh now chairs the Group. K.D. Singh owns majority stake in Anant Media Private Limited, which publishes Tehelka magazine, one of India’s leading investigative weeklies.〔http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/in-india-business-politics-and-media-collude-against-small-investors/?_r=0〕 In March 2013, Tehelka reported that Punjabis in the northern state of Haryana want Singh as their chief minister. He was conferred a Doctorate in Business Administration (''Honoris Causa'') by the Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (U.K.).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/honorary/singh.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. D. Singh (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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