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"The story of his life is one that epitomises the success of a man who built nothing, into an empire, says the website of the Martin Foundation about Santiago Martin, the founder and chairman of the Martin Group of Companies...
Known as the 'Lottery King' of India, Santiago Martin built his empire on the dreams of people who wanted to make it big in life.. Martin hit the jackpot as millions of people in states like Kerala, Sikkim, West Bengal, Punjab, and Maharashtra kept matching the numbers of their tickets with the evasive magic number...
As the State Bank of India put in the public domain the list of companies that bought electoral bonds and helped finance political parties, Santiago Martin's organisation came on top...
In 2014, as the BJP was poised to sweep the Lok Sabha polls, Martins wife Leema Rose joined the Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK), an ally of the BJP, and appeared on stage with prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, according to a Deccan Herald report...
Now, it has emerged that Santiago Martin is the top buyer of electoral bonds and helped finance political parties..
