Background
Sarathbabu was born in Madipakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He had four siblings and the family was supported by his mother Deepa Ramani, an Anganwadi worker
Sarathbabu was born in Madipakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He had four siblings and the family was supported by his mother Deepa Ramani, an Anganwadi worker
He completed his bachelors at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
She also did various other jobs like making idlis, which Sarathbabu used to sell before going to school. Sarath did his schooling at Kings matriculation school. After completing his graduation, he worked for three years with Polaris.
He did his masters in business administration from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
After completing his management education, Sarathbabu worked for 2 years. In 2006, he started Food King with a seed capital of ₹2000 (United States$30) for delivering food to institutions.
As of 2011, it operates in 6 locations in India with an annual turnover of ₹80 million (United States$12 million). Politics
Sarathbabu contested as an independent candidate from the Chennai South constituency during the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections and managed to secure over 15,000 votes.
In the 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he contested again as an Independent candidate from the Velachery constituency.
He lost the elections, ending up third with 7,472 votes. In 2011, Sarathbabu contested for the post of Mayor of Chennai.
In 2010, he joined Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, a regional political party, but quit the party later.
