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	'''V. G. Panneerdas''' was the founder of [[VGP Group of Companies]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= VGP Trade Centre to be opened on April 16\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2004/04/01/stories/2004040101951700.htm\|work=The Hindu Business Line\|date=1 April 2004}}~~</ref> His story is one of the [[rags to riches]].<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article395029.ece "Book on retail business house released"]~~</ref> He started as a poor man from a remote village called Azhagappa puram near [[Valliyur]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] in the Tirunelveli ~~District. This is often confused by a lot of people with another village of the same name near Nagercoil in the Kanyakumari~~ District. He moved to [[Chennai]] in search of opportunities. In 1955, he opened a shop selling items such as alarm clocks, watches and wall clocks.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-businessmen-who-shaped-chennais-economy/20111209.htm#9 "Businessmen who shaped Tamil Nadu's economy"]</ref> He was the pioneer in South India to introduce Hire Purchase for everyday goods.<ref>{{cite news\|title=A myth called Islamic banking\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1059597\|work=DNA\|date=21 October 2006}}</ref> He built the VGP company from virtually nothing to its present status as a group of companies including retail, real estate and property development, resorts and amusement parks (including [[VGP Universal Kingdom]]),<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/rp/2008/02/24/stories/2008022450210400.htm "Bringing Disneyland to Chennai"]</ref> and video and audio studios.		'''V. G. Panneerdas''' was the founder of [[VGP Group of Companies]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= VGP Trade Centre to be opened on April 16\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2004/04/01/stories/2004040101951700.htm\|work=The Hindu Business Line\|date=1 April 2004}}</ref> He started as a poor man from a remote village called Azhagappa puram near [[Valliyur]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] in the Tirunelveli District. He moved to [[Chennai]] in search of opportunities. In 1955, he opened a shop selling items such as alarm clocks, watches and wall clocks.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-businessmen-who-shaped-chennais-economy/20111209.htm#9 "Businessmen who shaped Tamil Nadu's economy"]</ref> He was the pioneer in South India to introduce Hire Purchase for everyday goods.<ref>{{cite news\|title=A myth called Islamic banking\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1059597\|work=DNA\|date=21 October 2006}}</ref> He built the VGP company from virtually nothing to its present status as a group of companies including retail, real estate and property development, resorts and amusement parks (including [[VGP Universal Kingdom]]),<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/rp/2008/02/24/stories/2008022450210400.htm \|title="Bringing Disneyland to Chennai" \|access-date=24 May 2013 \|archive-date=4 April 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404114539/http://www.hindu.com/rp/2008/02/24/stories/2008022450210400.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and video and audio studios.

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>Palace Rajan at 14:19, 4 March 2021

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{{Infobox person
| name = V. G. Panneerdas
| birth_place = Azhagappapuram [[Valliyur]], [[Thirunelveli District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = Founder of [[VGP Group of Companies]]
| spouse = Parijatham
}}

'''V. G. Panneerdas''' was the founder of [[VGP Group of Companies]].<ref>{{cite news|title= VGP Trade Centre to be opened on April 16|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2004/04/01/stories/2004040101951700.htm|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=1 April 2004}}</ref> His story is one of the [[rags to riches]].<ref>[http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article395029.ece "Book on retail business house released"]</ref> He started as a poor man from a remote village called Azhagappa puram near [[Valliyur]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] in the Tirunelveli District. This is often confused by a lot of people with another village of the same name near Nagercoil in the Kanyakumari District. He moved to [[Chennai]] in search of opportunities. In 1955, he opened a shop selling items such as alarm clocks, watches and wall clocks.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-businessmen-who-shaped-chennais-economy/20111209.htm#9 "Businessmen who shaped Tamil Nadu's economy"]</ref> He was the pioneer in South India to introduce Hire Purchase for everyday goods.<ref>{{cite news|title=A myth called Islamic banking|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1059597|work=DNA|date=21 October 2006}}</ref> He built the VGP company from virtually nothing to its present status as a group of companies including retail, real estate and property development, resorts and amusement parks (including [[VGP Universal Kingdom]]),<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/rp/2008/02/24/stories/2008022450210400.htm "Bringing Disneyland to Chennai"]</ref> and video and audio studios.

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KingsCharts at 23:27, 8 March 2026

>Palace Rajan at 14:19, 4 March 2021