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Lalwani, who is much younger to Mallya, had met him when she was hired as a flight attendant for Kingfisher Airlines in 2011.
Is the above sentence construction is correct spcially use of "had met him"?
Can use of simple past like "she met him when" make sense?
Is there any specific rule of using below perfect tense?
Known and had known
Accompanied and had accompanied
You could use 'had met him when' or 'met him when' interchangeably in this sentence. The meaning differs only very slightly, as 'had met him' emphasizes that it was in the past, while 'met him' emphasizes the fact of their meeting. It's a very slight difference, though.
The only thing wrong with the sentence is 'who is much younger to Mallya'. "Younger to" is not correct because it's a comparative, and that takes 'than' rather than 'to'. The correct way would be '...much younger than' Mallya.
