Raj Shetty

Of these, Dhs2.7bn will be invested in the UAE, Dhs1.3bn in Bahrain and a further Dhs1bn in India, according to Raj Shetty, chairman and managing worker of Ramee Group.

Raj Shetty Ceo Ramee Hotels Asia

Raj Shetty Chairman & Managing Worker Ramee Group of Hotels, Resorts & Apartments.

"We are starting with the opening of Ramee Deli on the first underground level at the Khalid Bin Waleed station near BurJuman," said Raj Shetty, the group's Chairman and Managing Worker. "It is part of our ambitious and fast-growing retail, food and beverage development programme. Shetty added that the "integration of three quick service models would make the outlet unique".

Varadaraj Manjappa Shetty, better known as Raj Shetty, the Chairman and Managing Worker of the Ramee Group of Hotels, told Gulf News yesterday that "my interaction with the underworld is zero."

"We have no business links with Sharad Shetty, there was no investment made by him in our hotels," he added.

Raj Shetty said that they shared the same last name as both men are from Mangalore in southern India, where that name is common.

He said he had no contact with the deceased except when he visited his hotels."The investments in Regent Palace or Regal are mine, not anybody else's.I have built it to a 16-chain hotel of 2,000 employees from scratch," he said, although admitting that the slain Shetty was a frequent visitor.

"We like big spenders," said Raj Shetty, who has hotels in Bahrain and India, adding "we run a hotel, we cannot turn anyone away, unless they make a nuisance of themselves."

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Raj Shetty, chairman of Ramee Group of Hotels, said he works seven days a week."One day off in a week should be enough," he said."In the hospitality business we are always working."