Dubai: Vighnesh Vijayakumar Menon, a Malayalee businessman from Dubai, has dreamed of owning his 14th car, the Thar Jeep he showed to Guruvayoorappan at auction. It has already acquired 13 luxury cars including Rolls Royce, Benz, BMW and Range Rover. The 36-year-old is confident that the 14th car will soon be parked in the parking lot of his beautiful farm in Helio, Ajman.
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There is a special reason why Vignesh’s life goal, which people closely call Vicky, has a life goal of 14 cars. That’s a story. A story to tell for any expatriate who comes to the magical world of the Gulf with a load of dreams.
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Vicky arrived in the UAE in 2005 at the age of 19 to fulfill her mother’s dream of owning a home in the country. He first joined the New Zealand Dairy Board as an Administration Assistant for AED 3,500. Forget everything else and work hard. The greatest desire was to achieve the goal of being a mother home. However, there was an incident that touched the businessman who was sleeping inside him.
Kasabiludic business idea
To switch from a visitor visa to an employment visa, you would have to go somewhere in the neighborhood years ago. Most went to Kasab in Oman and Kish in Iran. Kasab also chose the wiki for this. The young man did not think it would be the biggest turning point in his life. In many cases, people, including Malayalees, used to get stuck in Kasab and Kish due to unforeseen delays in changing their visas.
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The same thing happened with the wiki. That’s how I met more than 300 Filipinos trapped in Kasab. The wiki’s businessman who helped them return to the UAE woke up. That is how the initiative to facilitate visa change and other travelers began. He later expanded his business in collaboration with an Iranian company. Vicky says that it went a long way in earning a living as an extra income.
The first investment was 100 dirhams to buy buckets and cloth
As a child, his father Vijayakumar would pick up Vicky and take her for a morning walk. Later it became a habit. It continued even when I arrived in the UAE. But it did have an advantage. Before leaving for work in the morning, Vicky used her free time to wash cars. Vicky says his first investment in the business was a bucket and car wash for 100 dirhams. Only 14 cars were washed that day. He believes that it was that hard work that made many businesses and 13 luxury cars worth crores their own fortune. Wiki underscores that the current goal is to buy a 14th car. At the same time, there are 7 vehicles in the country, including the newly purchased Thar Jeep, owned by Vicky, a devout Guruvayoorappan devotee.
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Education is the most important thing
After completing his BBA studies at home, Vicky aspired to pursue an MBA. But the situation at home did not allow it. Later, he went to the UAE and pursued his achievements one by one. Eventually, he completed his Wiki MBA, which he continued to study with and on the job. Vicky said Iowa’s knowledge is very useful for expanding her business.
Check cases thunder; But the policeman helped
Vicky, who pursued her own business while working, soon entered the construction industry. But the Kovid lockdown turned everything upside down. Business in the area of visitor visa change and business in the construction sector have been disrupted. As a coin on the cob, the cases came one after another because the check book he signed was misused by an employee of his company. Vicky took responsibility for the check, which was signed by an unintentional accomplice. Then came 3 years of suffering.
What hurt even more was the fact that relatives and friends did not stand by during times of crisis. He surrendered at the police station when the check cases came up. Recognizing Vicky’s innocence, the sympathetic policeman called all the plaintiffs and tried to reconcile. To an extent it was a success. But the Chinese woman who had earlier helped Kasab came in like an angel and handed him 20,000 dirhams and said: You are a good-hearted person, do not be discouraged. The young man’s eyes filled with tears as he picked it up.
So, with that money, Wiki started a company. Then came the days of hard work. The business empire then grew exponentially from one company to 11 companies. It’s a group – a global smart group. Vignesh Vicky is currently the President and COO of Mr. Global, a subsidiary of the well – known Iowa Group in the UAE. The company’s office is located in the Burjuman Business Tower, one of the hallmarks of Bur Dubai.
Guruvayoorappan’s blessing
Vicky firmly believes that Guruvayoorappan’s blessing is behind her growth. Vicky and her family are devotees of Guruvayoorappan. It was a great desire to own a Thar Jeep from there. When the auction was first held, Kovid was unable to attend due to travel inconveniences. An e-mail was sent to the Devaswom Board that day but the authorities did not heed it. It was postponed because there was only one total auction at the time. The father and the manager of the company participated in the second auction held yesterday. He had told his father that he would own Thar no matter how much money he had. Vicky says it does not hide the joy of being real. Will go home to pick up once the post-auction process is complete.
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Cars, then horses
When you see people buying luxury vehicles, perhaps, people will think, oh, that a guy has come. But this is only the small fulfillment of the wish of a businessman who washed 14 cars a day and came up with hard work. I like horses after a car accident. Vicky owns 60 horses in India, 39 horses in Kerala and two elephants. The recently acquired farm in the Helio desert in Ajman is distinguished by its lush greenery. In addition, horses, cows, goats, peacocks, chickens and ducks make the farm stand out.
Own by Pakistani beauty
Vicky’s wife is of Pakistani descent and does not discriminate on the basis of race or religion or political affiliation. But Vicky is not ready to reveal the story of India’s acquisition of the neighboring beauty. The couple’s children are Ajnali and Aryan. The happy family lives in Bardubai.
