Amol Kale

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amol Kale

• Amol Kale was a schoolmate of the Indian politician Devendra Fadnavis at Saraswathi Vidyalaya School in Shankar Nagar, Maharashtra.

• His grandfather, Malhar Kale, was a founder-member of Nutan Bharat Vidyalaya and an MLC for the teachers’ constituency.

• Kale’s parents were teachers at Nutan Bharat Vidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Kale family is known for their ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), with both his parents and grandparents being strong supporters.

• Kale became the ward president of Abhyankar Nagar, Nagpur, on the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party when Devendra Fadnavis was the mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 2001. Later, Kale resigned from the post to focus on his business.

  

• He then began working as a contractor with Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

• In August 2014, he founded J K Solutions Private Limited in Nagpur, India, and began working as its Chief Executive Officer. The company deals in electrical engineering services, business development consulting, real estate, healthcare, and transport and logistics.

• In January 2002, he founded Arpita Enterprises in Nagpur, India, and began working as its Chief Executive Officer. 

• On October 21, 2022, he was elected as the President of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). Kale won over his opponent Sandeep Patil in the election.

• Reportedly, Kale’s close relationship with Devendra Fadnavis helped him become vice president and later president of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

• Kale was also a trustee at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

• On 10 June 2024, Amol Kale died of a heart attack in New York while watching the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan.