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Kerala CM condoles death of businessman 'Atlas' Ramachandran

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Thiruvananthapuram, October 3

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday condoled the death of NRI businessman and Atlas Group chairman MM Ramachandran, who reportedly died due to age-related ailments in Dubai, UAE, on October 2.

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The businessman, also known as ‘Atlas’ Ramachandran, was 80.

Vijayan, in a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, said the businessman was active in public forums and cultural gatherings in Dubai and had close contacts with the non-resident Malayalis.

He also helped the poor, the Chief Minister said in the statement.

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Expressing his condolences, he said Ramachandran, who was a jeweller and also a film producer, died before he could realise his desire to return to his native land of Kerala.

The businessman is well known for his tagline — ‘trusted institution of crores’ — and besides producing movies, has also acted in some.

Ramachandran, born in Thrissur district of Kerala in 1942, started his career as a bank employee before moving into the jewellery business, the CMO statement said. 

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