The founder of this company, who introduced India to international standard consumer electronics like TV, radio and fridge after independence and made BPL a well-known name in every household, is T.P. Gopalan Nambiar has passed away. His age was 94 years and his family got this grief on the day of Diwali. BPL was the country’s first consumer electronics company.
T. P. Gopalan Nambiar’s health was deteriorating for a long time. He was suffering from age related diseases. T. P. Gopalan Nambiar breathed his last in Bengaluru on Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar is his son-in-law.
Shri TPG Nambiar Ji was a pioneering innovator and industrialist, who was a strong voter of making India economically strong. Pained by his passing away. Condolences to his family and admirers.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2024
It is with great sadness that I inform all abt the passing away of my father-in-law TPG Nambiar, Chairman BPL Group. #OmShanthi
He was a true visionary and built one of India’s most trusted consumer brands that remains popular to this day. #BelieveInTheBest
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—Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(@RajeevRC_X) October 31, 2024
Sad to learn of the passing of Shri TPG Nambiar (96), visionary Kerala industrialist who ushered in a new chapter in electronics manufacturing here by setting up a state-of-the-art facility at Palakkad after acquiring British Physical Laboratories in 1961, renamed BPL Limited. A pic.twitter.com/f6oV0YFQpv
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 31, 2024
