Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/P. N. C. Menon

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:24, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

P. N. C. Menon

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Promotional and non-notable--part of apromotional campaign alon with the articleo n his company--seethe adjacent afd. The awards are minor, and none of them are reliable for establishing notability : "Bankers Club of Kerala" ; "4th among top 100 Indians in the UAE" . The refs are entirely promotional in content, for what is a rather minor charitable achievement; I presume that;s part of the promotional campaign also. Obvious coi editing. It's time we stopped tolerating it. DGG ( talk ) 05:44, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:47, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:47, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

• Keep Clear notability.Indian Business Businesspeople, this person is a well known real estate leader in India. Listed on Google Finance & clearly notable as got mentions from recognizable Indian news outlets, also got mentions from Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

1. Google Finance
2. CSR project: Sobha Group’s PNC Menon developing Kerala’s Palakkad region & educating children
3. Narendra Modi In UAE: I Want To Erase The Deficit Of 34 Years, PM Tells Investors
4. one of the richest in India & the world $1.28 Billion
5. PNC Menon, India's most remarkable 'giver'
6. Forbes The World's Billionaires 2015 RANKING #1429 P.N.C. Menon
7. Top 15 Middle East-based Indian businessmen honoured by Times Now

--Deepak HM 08:00, 21 December 2015 (UTC)comment added by Deepakhmwiki (talk • contribs) 06:35, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

• Comment Once upon a time I would have said that every billionaire was notable. But he's only no. 1436 in the Forbes list, and no. 91 n India. So that makes everything that shows only that to be a mere notice. DGG ( talk ) 06:44, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
• Notability PNC Menon got nominated for Padma Award - prestigious & the highest civilian award of the country India, also top & richest Indian real-estate leader in Arab world.

1. 26 Nominated for Padma Awards
2. Top Indian #[leaders in Arab World: UAE residents dominate list PNC Menon of Sobha Group of Companies at No. 7
3. Revealed: 50 Richest Indians in the GCC 2015 PNC Menon at 8th position

--Deepak HM 11:03, 23 December 2015 (UTC)Deepakhmwiki

nominated or won? There's quite a difference. DGG ( talk ) 06:01, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —UY Scuti ^Talk 17:11, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

He is the most reputed, inspirational & influential person in India & middle east. Hope we have provided enough notable sources here about his bio, achievements, charities, awards. His name is mentioned on Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India site as well. Below are few ref sources along with Google Book search results.

Turning Rs 50 to crores: PNC Menon's success story unveiled

PNC MENON, industrialist and philanthropist, was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for social service and numerous charitable projects in India, including a rehabilitation village for tsunami victims.

Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India :Outstanding contributions of Indians and People of Indian Origin in Oman to the strengthening of our bilateral relations have been recognized by the Government of India through Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees from Oman are: Shri Kanaksi Khimji (2003), Dr. P. Mohamed Ali (2004),P.N.C. Menon (2009), S.K. Virmani (2010), and Kiran Asher (2012).

"Google Book - pnc menon"

--Deepak HM 03:52, 27 December 2015 (UTC)Deepakhmwiki

Mr. P.N.C. Menon #2 in Oman - Forbes The World's Billionaires 2015 Ranking [1]

--Deepak HM 06:35, 29 December 2015 (UTC) Deepakhmwiki

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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• Keep, AfD is not the venue for clean-ups, and the article is in decent state at the moment. For notability, see mainstream media coverage http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Sobha-founder-P-N-C-Menon-commits-half-his-600m-wealth-to-charity/articleshow/18855499.cms , http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/sobhas-pnc-menon-honoured/article7382543.ece and http://gulfnews.com/business/property/a-rags-to-riches-developer-s-story-with-a-difference-1.911006 --Soman (talk) 08:24, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
• Keep Notable businessman, decent sourcing. The article could use expansion, but I see no reason for deletion. Dimadick (talk) 13:23, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

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