It Changed My Life: Migrant worker goes from painting condos to boss of own company
He went from penniless migrant worker painting condos, to living in one as boss of his own company
Published:
Apr 30, 2017, 5:00 am SGT
Mani Malaichamy proudly surveys his Kaki Bukit office, filled with barrels of paint in different colours, before opening the door to show me his new 2.4 litre, white Toyota Harrier.”I really believe God gave me everything,” he says, eyes darting to a poster of Ganesha, the Hindu elephant god, pinned to a wall.
The 47-year-old, who shelled out $420,000 to buy the office two years ago, is referring to the glorious way his life has panned out: An Indian migrant worker who arrived penniless in Singapore 20 years ago but defied great odds to found a painting company which pulled in $2.6 million in revenue last year.
