L.G. Varadarajulu (December 15, 1928 - May 19, 2010) was
born to legendary businessman LRG Naidu and Ranganayakiammal on December 15,
1928 in Kalangal. After completing his studies in automobile engineering at the
Arthur Hope's College in Coimbatore, he joined his father's bus transport
business in Tirupur. He started manufacturing of automobile garage equipment
and air compressors in 1960. He served as the Chairman of the ELGI Group of
Companies — Elgi Equipments, Elgi Rubber, Elgi Ultra Industries, and LG
Balakrishnan & Bros.
ELGI is today, the market leader and Asia's largest and world’s
seventh-largest manufacturer of air compressors and automobile service station
equipment.
ELGI's products are used in a wide range of applications in
areas ranging from mining, defence, transport, pharmaceuticals, power, oil,
railways, chemicals, textiles, printing to ship building, paper, electronics,
telecommunications, medical, food & beverages and plastics.
Apart from heading such a big group, he spent his time and
energy in running two schools, and contributed to the establishment of medical
facilities for the needy through the LGB and LRG trusts.
He is survived by his wife V. Amirtham, sons Sudarshan
Varadaraj and Jairam Varadaraj and daughters Vanitha Mohan and Gayathri Balaji.
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