Under his tutelage, the company has grown many-fold. However, recently the company has found itself surrounded in a controversy. VV Minerals has been accused of illegal sand mining while concerns have been raised against Vaikundarajan for using his political connections to influence the system.
District Attorney Ashwin Kumar and ex-IAS officer V Sundaram have been vocal in their allegations. In the letter written by the latter, Vaiundarajan is accused of looting Rs. 96,000 crore.