V V Mineral is the largest manufacture of minerals in India. We manufacture Ilmenite, Rutile and Zircon. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Vaikundarajan, VV Mineral has won various prestigious awards and recognition.
VV Mineral India which is a twenty years old mining company from the state of Tamil Nadu and is owned by a down-to earth man called Vaikundaraja, has recently been brought under the scanner for alleged illegal beach sand mining and export scam. However, the owner was left aghast when his office was forcefully raided.
India is tolerant country and the Indian laws surrounding crime and punishment are tolerant. Not just here but the world across an accused is treated as an accused and not guilty until proven.
Thus, it came as a rude shock to the simple man Vaikundarajan when the corporate office his endeavour, VV Mineral was unceremoniously raided.
The man and his company have been brought under the radar after a local collector suspected foul play and raised an alarm against the company.
However, VV Mineral and Vaikundarajan were cleared through a probe conducted by the Department of Atomic Energy.
And yet, the VV Mineral corporate office was raided by person claiming to be officials and refusing to divulge their identity of office.
Vaikundarajan and a VV Mineral spokesperson have announced that they have been stripped of necessary paperwork in the absence of a legitimate warrant or warning.
The matter has been challenged in the High Court of Tamil Nadu and remains to be concluded.
VV Minerals India came under the scanner after being allegedly held responsible for a thorium scam that supposedly was exposed by a local Turicorin collector.
When a two decades old company comes under the scanner for illegal heavy mineral mining there are only two ways in which the matter can be viewed. One, the claims are true and that party under the scanner is at fault. The other possible perspective is of the company being framed for its success by petty rivals.
S Vaikundarajan was a young man with an aspiration to start something of his own. He fell into the mining business around the time when the laws around heavy mineral mining and export had just begun to be formed and applied.
Up until early 80’s only the government indulged in heavy mineral mining. However, later on when it became possible for even private miners to indulge in heavy mineral export, VV Mineral Vaikundarajan was the first one to avail the benefits.
Being a self-motivated individual, Vaikundarajan has come a long way in becoming the pioneer of the mining industry and thus has earned himself a name, goodwill and inevitable rivals.
Thus, in 2013 the company and the down-to-earth man behind the success was brought under the scanner for alleged illegal beach mining activities.
Having found no basis in reality for the matter VV Mineral Vaikundarajan continues to receive blame for not just illegal heavy mineral mining but illegal beach sand mining as well.
Vaikundarajan is also being held responsible for coastal erosion, health complications cropping up in mining villages and more.
However, VV Mineral Vaikundarajan has challenged the matter in the state High Court and is hopeful of a positive outcome.
Illegal beach mining and illegal heavy mineral mining are serious concerns for any developing nation. However, in order to curb the activities the government must crack down on actual defaulters and not industry forerunners such as VV Minerals India, says Vaikundarajan.
