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is the founder of the M. A. Chidambaram group of
companies, of which, Southern Petrochemical Industries
Corporation Limited (SPIC) is the flagship company. The
group has interests in Agribusiness, Chemicals,
Petrochemicals, Detergents, Electronics, Shipping,
Engineering Services, Infrastructure, Logistics and Port
Management.
M. A. Chidambaram (or MAC, as he was fondly called) born on
October 12th, 1918, was the third son of Dr Rajah Sir
Annamalai Chettiar, the founder of Annamalai University.
MAC started off with a scooter factory in Mumbai. SPIC was
established later. Besides being a pioneering
industrialist, MAC is also remembered for his contribution
to several other fields. He started the Tamil Isai Sangam
to promote music in Tamil. His trust contributed
substantially to the Voluntary Health Service started by Dr
K. Sanjeevi.
He was President of the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) for a term and its Treasurer for a record
number of years. He was also President of the Tamil Nadu
Cricket Association for more than three decades. Through
his efforts, Chennai now boasts a Cricket stadium of
international standards - the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, at
Chepauk. MAC was Mayor of Chennai in 1955.
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