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To the Members,
Your directors present their 63rd Annual Report on the performance of
the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended
31st March 2025.
Financial Highlights:
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended
31st March 2025 is summarised below (Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars |
31.03.2025 |
31.03.2024 |
| Revenue from operation |
662.73 |
694.52 |
| Other Income |
24.33 |
12.36 |
Total Revenue |
687.06 |
706.88 |
Earnings before Finance
Cost, Depreciation & Tax |
490.17 |
585.73 |
| Less: Finance Cost |
196.43 |
194.18 |
Earnings before
Depreciation & Tax |
293.74 |
391.55 |
Less: Depreciation and
amortization |
121.33 |
124.05 |
Profit/ (Loss) before
Exceptional Items & Tax |
172.41 |
267.50 |
Add/Less: Exceptional Items |
- |
(274.52) |
Profit/Loss before Tax from
continuing operations |
172.41 |
(7.02) |
Less: Current and deferred |
399.12 |
669.16 |
| Tax |
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Profit / (Loss) after Tax
from continuing operations |
(226.71) |
(676.18) |
Add: Profit/Loss from
discontinued operations |
(1413.94) |
(1413.27) |
Add : Other Comprehensive
Income |
0.56 |
274.52 |
Total Comprehensive Income
for the period |
(1640.09) |
(1814.94) |
Review of Business Operations & Outlook for the current year
Your Company has taken a significant step in exiting the manufacture of
yarn. During the year under review, your company has let out few portions of the factory
and warehouse in Hindupur to have a stabilised income for the company and to set off
against the losses accumulated on account of discontinued operations. Your company has
also accelerated its efforts in order to identify potential clients to lease out the
existing Super B unit that would increase the income of your company. Your Company earned
total income of Rs. 687.06 Lakhs during FY 2024-25 as against the income of Rs 706.88
Lakhs during the FY 2023-24. The profit before tax and exceptional items for FY 2024-25
was Rs. 172.41 Lakhs as against Rs 267.50 during the FY 2023-24. The Company has given few
properties of the SUPER SARA unit on operating lease arrangements and the same is yielding
significant revenue. The Company is exploring similar possibilities for SUPER B as well,
which might be considered a bright light during the Company's difficult times.
Change in the nature of Business
Your company has exited the business of Textiles and it is currently
focusing on the rental business of the company. There was no change in the nature of
principal business of the Company during the financial year ended 31st March 2025. The
company discontinued its operations in the "Textiles" segment and continues to
operate in the "Rental Services" business segment.
Transfer to Reserves
The Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserve
during the year under review. However, the Losses of the FY 2024-25 along with
Comprehensive Income have been adjusted against the retained earnings under the head
"Other Equity".
Share Capital
There was no change in the capital structure of your Company during the
year under review. The issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company as on
31st March 2025 stood at Rs.5,50,00,000/- divided into 5,50,00,000 equity shares of Re.1/-
each. During the year under review the Company has not made any fresh issue of shares.
Dividend
Due to losses incurred by the Company during the year under review the
Directors have not recommended any Dividend for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend/ Shares to Investor Education and
Protection Fund
There was no amount to be transferred during the year to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government.
Extract of Annual Return
The Annual Return of the Company for the financial year 2024-25 as
required under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act') is available
on the website of the Company at the link https://www.
superspinning.com/investors/#Annual-Return
Board and Committee meetings
During the year under review, five Board meetings were held. For
details of meetings of the Board, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report, which
forms part of this report. Also, the details pertaining to the composition and meetings of
the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship
Committee are also included in the Corporate Governance Report.
Statement of Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable secretarial standards and such systems are adequate and
operating effectively. The Company has duly complied with Secretarial Standards issued by
Institute of Company Secretaries of India on meeting of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and
General Meetings (SS-2). Directors Responsibility Statement Pursuant to the requirement
under Section 134(3) (c) of the Act, with respect to Directors' Responsibility
Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards had been followed and there are no material departures from those standards;
b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the
financial year and of the loss of the company for that period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act
for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and
operating effectively and
f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
Details in respect of frauds reported by Auditors under Section 143(12)
of the Companies Act, 2013 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government
There were no instances of frauds identified or reported by the
Statutory Auditors during the course of their audit pursuant to Section 143(12) of the
Act.
Declaration of Independent Directors
The Independent Directors have submitted their declarations to the
Board that they fulfill all the requirements as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [SEBI (LODR) / Listing Regulations'] so as to
qualify themselves as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and the relevant rules of the Listing Regulations. Further, they have also declared
that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may be
reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their
duties with an objective independent judgment and without any external influence.
Pursuant to Rule 6(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Rules, 2014, the Independent Directors have submitted necessary declaration
of compliance with Rule 6(1) and Rule 6(2) of the said Rules. They have confirmed that
their names have been included in the data bank of the Indian Institute of Corporate
Affairs.
Familiarization Programmes
In compliance with the requirements of the Listing Regulations, the
Company has put in place a familiarization programme for the Independent Directors to
familiarize them with their roles, rights and responsibilities as Independent Directors,
the working of the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business
model and so on. The same is also available on the Company website at https://www.
superspinning.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9.-FAMILIARIZATIONPROGRAM24-25.pdf
Statement regarding opinion of the Board with regard to integrity,
expertise and experience (including the proficiency) of the Independent Directors
appointed during the year
Board of Directors have evaluated the Independent Directors appointed/
re-appointed and opined that the integrity, expertise and experience (including
proficiency) of the Independent Directors is satisfactory.
Company's Policy Relating to Directors Appointment, Payment of
Remuneration and other matters
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, framed a policy on nomination, appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel, Senior Management Personnel and employees of the Company including
criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director
and other matters pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
in terms of Regulation 19(4) of the Listing Regulations. The detailed Remuneration Policy
can be accessed on the Company's website at the link
https://www.superspinning.com/wp-content/
uploads/2025/06/6.-Nomination-and-Remuneration-Policy.pdf
Comments on Auditors' Report
There were no qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or
disclaimers made by M/s.C S K Prabhu and Co LLP (formerly C S K Prabhu and Co), Statutory
Auditors in their reports excepting for the below mentioned facts.
S. No |
Auditor Qualification or
adverse remark |
Directors Reply |
1. |
The software/ application
used for maintaining Payroll and Property, Plant and Equipment & Intangible Assets
does not have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility both at the
application level and database level. |
The management will take
necessary steps to implement an appropriate audit trail feature during the current
financial year. |
2. |
We are not able to verify the
effective date from which the audit trail (edit log) facility for the accounting software
"Tally" (used for maintenance of the accounting records by the Company) was
operated during the year. Further the audit trail feature was not enabled at the database
level throughout the year to log any direct data changes, for the accounting software
"Tally" used for maintenance of the accounting records by the Company. |
The management will ensure
that the audit trail functionality is properly implemented and enabled, both at the
application and database level, in the current financial year. |
3. |
In view of reporting
requirement under point 2 above, we are unable to verify the preservation of the audit
trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention. |
The management will take
appropriate corrective measures to ensure compliance with statutory record retention norms
and prevent recurrence of such issues in the future. |
4 |
According to the information
and explanations given to us and the procedures performed by us and on an overall
examination of the financial statements of the Company, we report that the Company has
used funds raised on short term basis aggregating to Rs.1,831.01 Lakhs (Previous Year- Rs.
612.83 Lakhs) for Long term purposes. |
The said position has arisen
due to a negative net current asset position as on 31.03.2025. The management is confident
that this situation will improve in the ensuing years with better operational and
financial performance. |
With respect to the remarks made by the Secretarial Auditors, M/s. MDS
& Associates LLP, Company Secretaries and in the Auditor's Certificate on
Corporate Governance by M/s. C S K Prabhu and Co LLP (formerly known C S K Prabhu and Co),
Chartered Accountants, your directors wish to state as follows:
S. No |
Auditor Qualification or
adverse remark |
Directors Reply |
1. |
The Company has reported
certain events, which are covered under Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure R e q u i r e m
e n t s ) Regulations, 2015, to the stock exchanges beyond the prescribed time specified
thereunder. |
The delay in the filing
beyond the prescribed time specified thereunder was due to inadvertence. The Company will
ensure that there are no such instances going forward. |
2. |
During the year under review,
the Company appointed two Directors in the capacity of Independent Directors, whose names
were not included in the Director Databank at the time of their respective a p p o i n t m
e n t s . However, their names were subsequently added to the databank in compliance with
Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014. |
The names of the two
Independent Directors were inadvertently not included in the Independent Director
Databank. However, the Company has since taken necessary corrective steps, and their names
have been duly registered in the databank within a reasonable timeframe. The Company will
ensure such instances do not recur in the future. |
Other than the above, there are no qualifications, reservations or
adverse remarks or disclaimers made by M/s. MDS & Associates LLP, Company Secretaries,
Secretarial Auditors in their report.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments made under Section 186
of the Companies Act, 2013
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 186(4) of the Act, the Company
has not granted any loans or given any security or made any investments during the year
under review. However, the details in respect of investments made by the Company in the
earlier years are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
Particulars of contracts or transactions with related parties
All the transactions entered into by the Company with related parties
as defined under the Act and Regulation 23 of the Listing Regulations, during the
financial year 2024-25 were in the ordinary course of business and on arms' length
basis. Prior approval / Omnibus approval is obtained from the Audit Committee for all
related party transactions and the transactions are periodically placed before the Audit
Committee for its approval.
The particulars of contract and arrangement entered into by the Company
with related parties referred to Section 188(1) of the Act including certain arm's
length transactions under third proviso thereto are disclosed in Annexure 1 (Form No.
AOC-2) and forms part of this Report.
The policy on related party transactions as approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company has been uploaded on the company's website and may be
accessed through the link at https://www.superspinning.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Related-Party-Transactions-Policy.pdf
Material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of
the company.
There have been no material changes and commitments, if any, affecting
the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial
year of the Company to which the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 relate and the date
of the report.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo A) Conservation of Energy
The Company has disposed off the Plant and Machinery at Super B Unit
and accordingly, the Company has no manufacturing operations. However, the Company is keen
on reducing the energy consumption and carried out necessary actions for optimum
utilization of energy and greater emphasis has been laid on creating awareness amongst all
employees for the optimal utilization of power and to prevent misuse of energy at all
levels. Further, necessary steps are taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources
of energy. The Company has not made any capital investment in energy conservation
equipment.
B) Technology absorption
The Company has not absorbed any technology nor has imported any
technology during the year under review and hence disclosure of the details pertaining to
the same does not arise.
C) Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo
There are no Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo during the year under
review.
STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT
POLICY
OF THE COMPANY
The Company continues to focus attention on the risk areas identified
and in case of any adverse situation, suitable mitigation steps are taken. The Company has
adopted a comprehensive and integrated risk appraisal, mitigation and management process.
The risk mitigation measures and procedures of the Company are placed before the Audit
Committee/ Board periodically for review and improvement. The Company does not have any
Risk Management Policy as the elements of risk threatening the Company's existence
are very minimal.
Audit Committee
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee in accordance with
Section 177 of the Act. Kindly refer to the Report on Corporate Governance for matters
relating to the composition, meetings and functions of the committee.
The Board has accepted the Audit Committee's recommendations
during the year wherever required and hence no disclosure is required under Section 177(8)
of the Act, with respect to rejection of any recommendations of Audit Committee by the
Board.
Whistle Blower Policy (Vigil Mechanism)
Your Company has established a Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower policy
in line with the Regulations 18 and 22 of the Listing Regulations and Section 177 of the
Act. The Policy is formulated to enable the directors and employees to report concerns
about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the company's
code of conduct or ethics policy. During the year under review, there were no complaints
received under this mechanism. The Whistle Blower policy is available on the
company's website and may be accessed through the link at
https://www.superspinning.com/wp-content/ uploads/2025/06/5.-WHISTLE-BLOWER-POLICY.pdf.
Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
Annual evaluation of the Board on its own performance and of the
individual Directors
In compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act read with the
Rules made thereunder and the Listing Regulations, the performance evaluation of the Board
as a whole, its specified Statutory Committees, the Chairman of the Board and the
Individual Directors was carried out for the year under review. In a separate meeting of
independent directors, the performance of non-independent directors was evaluated.
Independent Directors had evaluated the quality, quantity and timeliness of the flow of
information between the Management and the Board, Performance of the Board as a whole and
its Members and other required matters.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel Director liable to retirement by
rotation:
In accordance with the provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and in
terms of the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Nikhil Govind Ramamurthi (DIN:
10089593), Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and is eligible for re-appointment. A resolution seeking shareholders'
approval for his re-appointment forms part of the Notice along with brief details about
him. Your directors recommend his re-appointment.
Completion of Tenure:
During the year under review, the following Non-Executive Independent
Directors completed their second term of five years and retired from the Board of the
Company effective 31st May 2024: i. Mr. Sudarsan Varadaraj (DIN: 00133533) ii. Mr. C G
Kumar (DIN: 02823567) iii. Mrs. Suguna Ravichandran (DIN: 00170190) The Board places on
record its sincere appreciation for the invaluable guidance and counsel rendered by the
above Directors during their period of office.
Appointment:
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 25th May 2024 and 1st June
2024, appointed Mr. Venkat Kumar Vikram (DIN 06397105) and Mrs. Manoharan Malavika
Thothala (DIN: 10584655) as the Additional Directors in the capacity of Independent
Directors of the Company. Consequently, their appointment as Non-Executive Independent
Directors of the Company to hold office for a first term of five (5) consecutive years
with effect from 25th May 2024 and 1st June 2024 were approved by the Shareholders at the
62nd Annual General Meeting held on 10th August 2024.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration
Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meetings held on 28th January
2025 has appointed Mrs Sabeetha Devarajan as Company Secretary of the Company with effect
from 3rd February 2025.
Resignation:
During the year under review, Mrs Narmatha G K has relinquished her
position as the company secretary of the company with effect from 31st January 2025 due to
her personal reasons. The Board recalled the tireless efforts and valuable contributions
rendered by her during the tenure and placed on record its sincere appreciation to her.
Apart from the above, there were no other changes in the Directors and
Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as required under Sections
2(51) and 203 of the of the Companies Act, 2013 as on 31st March 2025 are: Mr. Sumanth
Ramamurthi, Chairman and Managing Director, Mrs. Padmavathy P, Chief Financial Officer and
Mrs. Sabeetha Devarajan, Company Secretary.
Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Companies
The Company does not have any Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or Associate
Companies.
Deposits
Since the Company has not accepted any deposit covered under Chapter V
of the Act, there are no deposits remaining unclaimed or unpaid as on 31st March 2025 and
accordingly, the question of default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest
thereon during the year does not arise
Details of significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or
Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operation in
future
There are no significant and material order passed by the regulators or
courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operation in
future.
Adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the financial
statements
In accordance with Section 134(5)(e) of the Act, the Company has
Internal Financial Controls Policy by means of Policies and Procedures commensurate with
the size & nature of its operations and pertaining to financial reporting. The
Management uses the management information reports and other reports to have better
internal control system and to take decisions in time.
The Audit Committee of the Board constantly reviews the internal
control systems and their adequacy, significant risk areas, control mechanism and the
operations of the Company. The Directors and Management confirm that the Internal
Financial Controls are adequate with respect to the operations of the Company. A report of
Auditors pursuant to Section 143(3) (i) of the Act, certifying the adequacy of Internal
Financial Controls is annexed with the Auditors Report.
Auditors
a) Statutory Auditors
M/s. C S K Prabhu and Co LLP (formerly C S K Prabhu and Co), (Firm
Registration No. 002485S/S000197), Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, were appointed as
the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the 60th
Annual General Meeting held on 29th August, 2022 for a period of 5 consecutive years till
the conclusion of the 65th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
With effect from 23.04.2025, the statutory auditors, M/s CSK
Prabhu & Co, previously operating as a partnership firm have changed their
constitution to an LLP under the name M/s C S K Prabhu and Co LLP' with FRN
002485S/S000197. The same has been noted in the Board meeting of the company. The company
has received a certificate from M/s. C S K Prabhu and Co LLP (formerly C S K Prabhu and
Co)., Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, confirming that they are not disqualified from
continuing as statutory auditors of the company
b) Secretarial Auditors
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made thereunder, M/s. MDS
& Associates LLP, Company Secretaries, Coimbatore (LLPIN: ABZ 8060) were appointed as
Secretarial Auditors of the Company to carry out the Secretarial Audit for FY 2024-25.
The report of the Secretarial Audit in Form No. MR-3 for the financial
year 2024-25 is annexed as Annexure 2 to this report. Pursuant to the Regulation 24A of
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, and subject
to the approval of Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, the Board of
Directors of the Company have recommended the appointment of MDS & Associates LLP,
Company Secretaries, Coimbatore as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a first term of
5 (five) consecutive financial years commencing from the financial year 2025-26. MDS &
Associates LLP have consented and confirmed their eligibility for appointment as
Secretarial Auditors of the Company. The necessary Resolution for their appointment has
been included in the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting Notice for the approval of the
Members.
Further, the Secretarial Compliance Report for the year ended 31st
March 2025 issued by the Practicing Company Secretary pursuant to Regulation 24A of the
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, has been filed
with BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited. A copy of the same is
available on the Company's website: www. superspinning.com
Maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the
Companies act, 2013
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act, read with
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, the Company was required to maintain cost
records. Accordingly, the company has duly made and maintained the cost records as
mandated by the Central Government.
Details of application made or any proceeding pending under the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year
No applications have been made and no proceedings are pending against
the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time
of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or
Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof.
The disclosure under this clause is not applicable as the Company has
not undertaken any one-time settlement with the banks or financial institutions.
CEO/CFO Certification
As required under Regulation 33 (2) (a) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Managing Director of the
Company have furnished necessary certificate to the Board on the Financial Statements
presented.
Particulars of Employees and Remuneration
The details pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rule 5(1)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is
annexed herewith as Annexure 3 to this report. Having regard to the provisions of the
second proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and as advised, the Annual Report excluding
the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company. Any member
interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary.
Corporate Governance
The Corporate Governance Report is annexed to and forms part of this
report. The Company has complied with the conditions relating to Corporate Governance as
stipulated in Listing Regulations. A report of the Statutory Auditors of the Company
confirming the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as required by Listing
Regulations is annexed to this report and forms part of this report.
A detailed review of the operations, performance and future outlook of
the Company and its businesses is given in the Management's Discussion and Analysis
Report (Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations), which forms part of this Report.
Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has in place a policy on Sexual Harassment of Women at
workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Internal Complaint Committee has
been setup to redress complaints received regularly. There was no complaints received from
any employee during the financial year 2024-25 and hence no complaint is outstanding as on
31st March,2025 for redressal.
Listing of Shares
Equity shares of the Company was continued to be listed on National
Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited.
Acknowledgements
Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the
confidence reposed by the shareholders in the Company at all times. The Directors thank
the Company's Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Vendors, Investors,
Suppliers and Business Associates for their unstinted support. The Board of Directors also
wishes to place on record their appreciation for the contributions made by the employees
towards the growth of the Company.
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By Order of the Board |
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For Super Spinning Mills Limited |
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Sumanth Ramamurthi |
| Coimbatore |
Chairman & Managing Director |
| 23rd May 2025 |
DIN: 00002773 |
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