Meenakshi Mills

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Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar founded the Sree Meenakshi Mills in Madurai in 1925. The mill expanded to have two more units at Manapparai and Paravai, both towns situated around Madurai. It was to become the flagship company of Karumttu Thiagarajar Chettiar and a land mark in the city of Madurai. After his demise the mill passed on to his late grandson Karumuttu S. Thiagarajan. Today it is under the care of the Dalmia Group. The mill campus also included residences, which were home to 4 generations of the Karumttu family.