Rajni Patel

Rajni Patel
Born(1915-01-09)9 January 1915
Died3 May 1982(1982-05-03) (aged 67)
OccupationsBarrister, politician
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseBakul Patel
RelativesAmeesha Patel (granddaughter)
Ashmit Patel (grandson)

Chandrakant T. Patel (Cousin)

Who developed the first commercial cotton hybrid, known as Hybrid-4 (Sankar-4), in 1970.

Rajni Patel (9 January 1915 – 3 May 1982) was an Indian politician and barrister. He is well known for being a member of the group of top lawyers that defended Naval Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati in the Prem Ahuja Murder case.

Rajni Patel was real-cousin of Dr. Chandrakant T Patel-a great cotton scientist who invented world's first hybrid cotton in the world. Rajni Patel is grandfather of Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel and actor Ashmit Patel.