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Tarak Randhawa is an American businessman and the brother of Nikki Haley, the former Governor of South Carolina and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Born to Indian Sikh immigrant parents, Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Randhawa, who settled in Bamberg, South Carolina, he grew up in a family that faced challenges as one of the few non-white families in their rural Southern community. The Randhawa family founded Exotica International, a successful women's clothing boutique business that began as a small store and expanded to multiple locations in South Carolina. Tarak has been involved in its operations, contributing to the family's entrepreneurial legacy in the retail sector. He has also worked in technology and engineering fields. While less publicly prominent than his sister Nikki, he has maintained a low profile, focusing on family business matters rather than politics or public service, and maintains close family ties in South Carolina. No major public controversies or legal issues are associated with Tarak personally, though the family's prominence through Nikki has occasionally drawn media attention to their background and business dealings.