The Consul General accompanied by Consul Education, Labour Attache and Malaysian Airlines Area Manager Chennai  made a working visit to Salem, about 350 km from Chennai to attend a special programme organized by the Vinayaka Missions University, Salem.  The event called ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ programme was initiated by Malaysian students and collaborated by the University as part of the Awareness Programme for Malaysian community.   About 200 students attended the function.

During the visit the Consul General took the opportunity to call on the Chancellor of the University Dr. A. Shanmuga Sundaram and met other officials of the University.  During the call both sides exchanged views and information on education matters, particularly in promoting education between the two countries as well as to look into the welfare of Malaysian students studying at Vinayaka Mission University.

The function of ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ programme was held on Saturday evening 18 July, 2009 at one of the hotels in Salem and was attended by Home Based Staff, Officials from the University and Malaysian students.   During the event the Consul General as the chief guest delivered a speech mainly touching on the Malaysian Government vision to achieve the objective of ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ People First Performance Now.  The Malaysian students also participated in the programme by showing their pledge to support the idea of ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ People First Performance Now which was witnessed by the Consul General on behalf of the Malaysian Government.  The programme ended with dinner hosted by the University. 

Following are the few captions of the photographs taken during the Consul General’s working visit to Salem.

The Chancellor of Vinayaka Mission University Dr. A. Shanmuga Sundaram

welcomed the Consul General upon arrival

The Consul General and the Labour Attache, Consulate General of Malaysia,

Chennai having a photo session with the Chancellor (Third from right)

The Consul General having discussions with the Chancellor

The Consul General and Spouse with the Chancellor

The Malaysian Students patiently listening to the speech of the Consul General

Another photo of the crowd during the ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ Programme

All the dignitaries smiling for the success of the ‘ONE MALAYSIA’ Programme

The Consul General being honoured as the chief guest by the Chancellor

The Guests on the dias taking the Pledge together with students

The Consul General addressing the gathering as a Chief Guest during the event

The Consul General and the Chancellor exchanging Mementos

All guests took the opportunity to take the photo with the background of ‘ONE MALAYSIA’

The Malaysian students having a photo with the Chairperson of PERWAKILAN Chennai

Spouse of Consul General giving a banana to the elephant as a

tradition of the University during the visit of dignitaries