Veena Vijayan Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Veena Thaikandiyil
Profession	IT Consultant
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1983
Age (as of 2024)	41 Years
Birthplace	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kozhikode, Kerala
School	Sacred Heart Girls High School,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
College/University	• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore • Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
Educational Qualification(s)	• BE Information Technology • Diploma in electronics and communication engineering
Caste	Avarna Thiyya/Ezhava [1]The News Minute
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Address	A. K. G. Centre, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Controversies	• Money Laundering Case On 27 March 2024, a case was filed against Veena Vijayan by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over illegal payments received by her and her IT company Exalogic. An investigation by the Income Tax Department alleged that a private company called Cochin Minerals And Rutile Ltd (CMRL) made a payment of Rs 1.72 crore to Veena's company Exalogic Solutions in 2018 and 2019. On crosschecking, it was revealed that the IT firm had not provided any service to CMRL that could justify the payment. In February 2024, the Karnataka High Court had dismissed a plea filed by Exalogic Solutions against the probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into the affairs of the company. [2]NDTV • Irregularities in appointment as a CEO In 2012, she was straight away appointed as the CEO of RP Techsoft International company only after six years of work experience at Oracle. RP Techsoft was owned by business tycoon Ravi Pillai. • Wrongful Admission In the early 2000s, Berlin Kunhanandan Nair alleged that Veena Vijayan's father arranged a seat for Veena at a private self-financing college in exchange for a few favours, when the Students Federation of India and the Democratic Youth Federation of India were protesting against the allocation of self-financing colleges. • Controversial Sprinklr deal In 2020, Swapna Suresh who was one of the main accused people in the 2020 gold smuggling scandal laid allegations against Veena and said that she was the mastermind behind the controversial Sprinklr deal. The deal allowed the US-based firm Sprinklr to gather health data of people from Kerala who were quarantined due to Covid, without taking their consent. Swapna Suresh also alleged Veena of being a part of the gold smuggling case since the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) director Jaik Balakumar, who was one of the accused in the case, had been a mentor of Veena’s IT firm, Exalogic. [3]Hindustan Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Second Marriage: 15 June 2020
Family
Husband/Spouse	First Husband: Suneesh (advocate) (div. 2015) Second Husband: P. A. Mohammed Riyas (politician)
Children	Son- Ishan (with Suneesh) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Pinarayi Vijayan (politician) Mother- Kamala (teacher)
Siblings	Brother- Vivek Kiran Vijayan (works at HSBC Bank in Abu Dhabi) Sister- None
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 29,94,521 as a consultant (2020-21) [4]The Indian Express
Assets/Properties	Self-acquired assets: Rs. 1,28,81200 (2020-21) [5]The Indian Express
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 1,28,81200 (2020-21) [6]The Indian Express

Some Lesser Known Facts About Veena Vijayan

• Veena Vijayan has 2 stepkids with her husband P. A. Mohammed Riyas.

• In 2006, she joined Oracle as an engineer and continued working there for six years.

• In 2012, she joined the RP Techsoft International company, an IT venture, under the Middle East-based R. P. Group as CEO.

• In 2014, she quit working at RP Techsoft International company and founded her own software and consultancy company, Exalogic Solutions Private Limited.
  

  Veena Vijayan (second from left) at Exalogic headquarters

• She started Exalogic with her mother’s retirement money and is the only director of Exalogic.

• In 2014, she faced criticism for establishing her IT company in Bengaluru since it was contradictory to her father’s political party’s claim of promoting Kerala as a major IT destination.

• In December 2022, Exalogic Solutions Private Limited obtained the status of a dormant company, a company that does not generate income and is exempted from filing annual financials and submitting tax returns.