NAME;           SP.ST.PALANIAPPAN.
PARENTS         SP.ST.SITHAMBARAM CHETTIAR; vISALAKSHI aCHI
HOMETOWN:       KARAIKUDI SOUTH INDIA

Date of birth:  15th march 1928

SCHOOL:         S.M.S.VIDHYALAYA KARAIKUDI
COLLEGES:       PACHAIYAPPA'S,MADRAS(CHENNAI) 1945-47 INTER  
                ALAGAPPA COLLEGE KARAIKUDI.   1947-48 B.COM
PROFFESSION: 
QUALIFICATION:  CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
ARTICLED UNDER: M.K.DANDEKER & CO MADRAS(CHENNAI)
COMMENCED ;     AS PARTNER "PALANIAPPAN & VISVANATHAN" IN 1951.

MARRIED TO      VISALAKSHI, d/o PL.N.NARAYANAN CHETTIAR, NEMATHANPATTI.

CHILDREN:       (1)VISALAKSHI DAUGHTER W/O MM.MEYYAPPAN
                         WITH DAUGHTERS 1.UMA & 2.CHITRA.

                (2)KALYANI DAUGHTER,W/O RM.RAMANATHAN
                         WITH SONS (1)VAIRAVAN & (2)PALANIAPPAN

                (3)SIVAGAMI DAUGHTER,W/O A.SUBRAMANIAM
                         WITH SONS (1)NACHIAPPAN. & (2)PALANIAPPAN

                (4)SUBRAMANIAM,SON, MARRIED TO LATHA
                         WITH DAUGHTER VISALAKSI & SON PALANIAPPAN

Clubs:          (1)MADRAS GYMKHANA CLUB
                (2)MADRAS CRICKET CLUB
                (3)MADRAS RACE CLUB  
                (4)MYLAPORE CLUB
                (5)KARAIKUDI TOWN TENNIS CLUB

FREQUENTED 
TEMPLES:        (1)KARAIKUDI NAGARA CHIVAN KOIL 
                (2)KAPALISWARAR KOIL MYLAPORE 
                (3)VEERAGANDA VINAYAGAR KOIL,KARAIKUDI
                (4)THIRUMALAI,THIRUPPATHI
                (5)NEMAM KOIL
COMPANY
DIRECTOR        (1)CHETTINAD CEMENT CORPORATION LTD.
                (2)SOUTHERN PRESSINGS PTE LTD.
                (3)PL.GUEST HOUSE PTE LTD.         

HOBBIES         PHOTOGRAPHY;GARDENING;SAIVA SIDHANTHA PHILOSOPHY