The countdown for the biggest fashion event of the year- Met Gala 2024 has begun with fans eagerly waiting to watch their favourite celebrities attending the show in their lavish and best-ever attire. The Met Gala takes place every year to raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The theme of Mat Gala 2024 is Sleeping Beauties: Awakening Fashion. Not only this, the 2024 Met Gala Dress code is 'The Garden of Time'. Notably, last year, the Met Gala concluded on May 1. However, the 2024 Met Gala will take place on May 6 (May 7 in India). Interestingly, among the many Indians, a Hyderabad-based philanthropist Sudha Reddy will be walking on the elite Met Gala 2024 Red carpet. Not only this, reports suggest that Sudha Reddy will be donning Rs 83 crore worth of attire including clothes and overall accessories. Now, the question arises who is Sudha Reddy, attending the Met Gala 2024? Below is all about Sudha Reddy-
Who is Sudha Reddy?
Hailing from Hyderabad, Sudha Reddy is a philanthropist and is actively involved in social work. However, what is indeed eyebrow-raising is the fact that Sudha Reddy is the Director of Megha Engineering And Infrastructure Limited. As per reports, Sudha Reddy also dedicates herself to extensive philanthropic work through the Sudha Reddy Foundation, UNICEF, Global Gift Foundation, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Fight Hunger Foundation, and Action Against Hunger. Notably, Sudha had debuted on the red carpet at fashion’s biggest night back in 2021. Sudha Reddy is the wife of P.V. Krishna Reddy. Sudha Reddy is quite active on social media. If you go on Sudha Reddy's Instagram, you will see the philanthropist enjoys a massive 806K followers. Sudha's bio says that she is an entrepreneur.
P.V. Krishna Reddy is the Managing Director of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL). As per Forbes, P.V. Krishna Reddy's net worth is $2.2 billion and he is currently serving as the MD of MEIL. Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited is a Telangana-based industrial conglomerate. It was established in 1989 as Megha Engineering Enterprises by Pamireddy Pitchi Reddy. However, in 1991, Reddy's nephew P V Krishna Reddy joined the company and now runs it. P.V. Krishna Reddy reportedly changed the company's name to Megha Engineering & Infrastructures in 2006. As per Forbes, Reddy is a resident of Hyderabad and has two kids.
Sudha Reddy & BJP connection
Sudha Reddy's directorial company Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) or let's say Megha was the largest donor of the BJP over the past five years, purchasing about 6.7 billion rupees ($81 million) of electoral bonds, as revealed by data. As revealed by electoral bonds data, Megha or MEIL made its first donation in April 2019 and its last one in October 2023. In total, the company purchased bonds worth Rs 966 crore between 2019 and 2023.
What will Sudha Reddy wear at the Met Gala 2024?
As per reports, Sudha Reddy will be wearing a bespoke Tarun Tahliani, along with an heirloom necklace that comprises of 30 solitaires totalling to 180 carats. Furthermore, Reddy will be accessorising this with a vintage Chanel bag that costs over $40,000 (Rs 33 lakh). A news portal quoted a source saying that Sudha Reddy’s entire ensemble costs approximately $10 million (Rs 83 crore).