J Thulasidharan, Managing Director of Coimbatore-based The Rajaratna Group of Mills, will continue as president of Indian Cotton Federation, formerly known as South India Cotton Association, for 2017-18. At its 38th AGM, the Federation elected P Nataraj and KN Vishwanathan as Vice Presidents. Atul P Asher was elected as honorary secretary.
Thulasidharan is currently chairman of The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), New Delhi, the apex body representing the entire textile industry in the country. He has also served as the chairman of The Southern India Mills? Association (SIMA), president of Open End Spinning Mills Association and SIMA Cotton Development & Research Association (SIMA CD&RA). He also holds directorship in Coimbatore Capital Limited and Coimbatore Commodities Limited.