Over 350 readers have responded to the T&A's story about the new owners of Asda - with the vast majority praising the 'amazing story' of the billionaire brothers who led the £6.8 billion takeover deal.

As we reported on Friday, brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa have strong Bradford links, as their family first came to the UK to settle in the West Yorkshire city.

Their parents, Vali and Zubeda, arrived in Britain in the 1970s to work in the textile industry, moving from Gujarat, India, to Bradford.

Bradford's textile industry attracted parents of Asda's new owners to UK

They later ran their own petrol station, where the brothers worked as teenagers, before selling it after deciding there was little profit to be made.

Mohsin and Zuber - who were raised on the other side of the Pennines in Blackburn - made their fortunes after successfully transforming their business from one rented petrol station into a network of almost 6,000 forecourts across 10 countries.

Readers of the T&A have given an overwhelmingly positive response to the brothers' success story.

Some described them as a 'hope and inspiration' to entrepreneurs, while others said the story was evidence of what can be achieved through hard work.

Here are a selection of the comments left on our Facebook page: 

  • Well done guys! And yes it is a great collaboration of quite a few firms but the success for these brothers comes from the achievement and determination as well as giving hope to all communities."👍🎉
  •  An amazing achievement. The proof is there - hard work and passion always pays off
  •  "Both humble lads''- nice to hear, they deserve their success, well done!
  • That’s fantastic. My father in law worked in textiles then. They probably did business  together. Such a great success story x
  • What an absolutely remarkable story. Became billionaires in just the 19 years from their first forecourt, and now own Asda. Nice one!
  • Love this story and their commitment to their community and charity. Seems amazing that this could happen. Proof that it's possible to do well if you really want to. From humble beginnings they now own Asda. Well done!
  • It's gone full Circle. Asda started by two Brothers, Now two brothers own it. That is amazing.....Although If I had a few Billion, not sure I would buy a supermarket. Maybe a space station...
  • I hope this inspires others out there....well done to these lads...started from the bottom all the way to the top...
  • Their parents came here and worked in textiles...gave em a good upbringing and gone far in life...
  • At last something nice to read in the papers for a change , well done to these two lads they worked really hard to get where they are now , well done to you both
  • No haters here everyone giving positive comments