KOCHI: M A Yusuffali of EMKE group tops the list of Kerala billionaires with a wealth of `17,534 crore in the Hurun India Kerala Rich list 2015 published here on Friday. There are 16 Keralites in the Hurun India rich list of 296 super rich persons in the country. The list was released by Anas Rahman Junaid, head, Hurun Report India and Antony Jose, Director, Alukkas Group.
Ravi Pillai of RP Group is the second richest Malayali with an asset base of `13,900 cr. P N C Menon comes third with `10,958 cr and Sunny Varkey (`9,778 cr) and S Gopalakrishnan (`9,288 cr) are in the fourth and fifth positions. Kitex Garments Sabu M Jacob (`2,204 cr), Thomas Mani of Paragon Group with `2,603 cr and Thomas George Muthoot (`1,805 cr) found a place in list.