Industrialist, founder of Chettinad Group, former parliamentarian MAM Ramaswamy passed away on 2 December 2015 in Chennai due to prolonged illness. He was 84.
About MAM Ramaswamy
- MAM Ramaswamy was born on 30 September 1931 into a respected family in the Nattukottai Chettiar community which is also known as The Rajah Family.
- He was Popularly known as MAMR in political, business and sports circles.
- Industrialist: As co-founder and chairman Chettinad, he was credited for steering the group as one of South India’s famous business conglomerates.
- Political career: He was a politician from Janata Dal (Secular) party. He was a Member of the Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha and had represented Karnataka.
- Sports: He was an avid horse race enthusiast and had won 600-odd horse racing events.
- He was also the first person to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for winning 100 horse racing Classics.
- Awards and Honours: He is recipient of Padma Shree.