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RAJMAHAAL MD RAJENDRAN PASSES AWAY PEOPLE Rajendran Duraiswamy, Managing Di- rector, Rajmahaal Tyre Equipments Pvt Ltd, passed away in the afternoon of 13th January 2023 due to cardiac arrest. He was 55 years old. Rajendran started his career with Elgi but - batore in 2005. Rajendran travelled wide- ly around the world, sold retread plants and machinery mostly in Africa, the Mid- dle East, South-East Asia and the Far East as well as in the Indian domestic market. In one of his earliest interactions he said, “There is huge scope to grow in the Indian market by supplying cost-effective plant and machinery to smaller entrepreneurs dotted on the Indian highways.” An engineering graduate, Rajendran was quick in customising machinery individual requirements as well as to the paying ca- pacity of the customer. Rajmahaal offers entire retreading plants as well as a wide range of individual equipment and spares at competitive prices. Rajendran was known for selling cost-ef- fective solutions that suit small entrepre- neurs keen on making a new beginning in the retreading industry. Even during the covid lockdowns, Rajmahaal continued operations round-the-clock delivering plants in the domestic and international market. Based in Coimbatore, he made friends around the world during visits to various international and domestic exhibitions. He in forging a number of alliances with for- eign brands in order to sell their products in the evolving Indian retreading market. Rajendran left behind his wife and two daughters.