Honourable Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy, the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia undertook an Official Visit to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka from 1-5 August 2019. Honourable Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy was accompanied by Honourable Lim Kit Siang, Member of Parliament for Iskandar Puteri, Honourable M. Satees, State Assemblymen for Bagan Dalam constituency and Dato’ S. Sundarajoo, Chief Operating Officer of Eco World Development Limited, Malaysia.
While in Tamil Nadu, the Deputy Chief Minister and delegation paid a courtesy call on Honourable Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, interactions with Malaysian students in Chennai and engagement with Home Based Staff of the Consulate.
Also, the delegation paid a courtesy call on His Highness, Nawab Muhammad Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot. The delegation also visited Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Deputy Chief Minister also had an interaction session with Malaysian students studying at Vinayaka Mission.
In Bangalore,Karnataka, the delegation visited Biocon and was briefed by Madam Kiran Mazumdar on the company’s operation especially in Malaysia. Biocon owns Asia’s largest insulin producing facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The delegation also had fruitful discussion with start-ups and growing industry players of Karnataka, facilitated by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
