World Malayalee Federation set to launch its Oman chapter

MUSCAT: The Oman chapter of the World Malayalee Federation (WMF), a global non-profit body that encourages coordination of the people from the south Indian state of Kerala towards mutual help and support along with other charity and humanitarian initiatives, will be launched on May 2.

Speaking the media at a press conference convened by the executive committee, Dr J Retnakumar, President, WMF said that the organisation has always been at the helm of supporting global humanitarian causes and the Oman chapter will follow the fundamental principles of the international body.

“We are delighted to be announcing the official opening of the Oman chapter of the World Malayalee Federation (WMF), a global non-profit body that values humanity and supports peoplefriendly initiatives beyond any differences,” Dr Retnakumar said.

The global body now has international units in 102 countries and representative offices in 125 countries across the world. While the official opening of the body will take place on May 2, the WMF Middle East family meeting will be on June 7 in Bahrain.

“It’s a universal forum to help support those who are in need of help at times,” Sudha Radhika, Media Coordinator said.

The committee members added that while paying much attention to the overall growth and development of Malayali community in Oman, equal attention will be paid to sports, environment protection, support to the victims of Okhi and the recent floods in Kerala.

“The Oman chapter will look into global issues of Malayali Diaspora in general and Oman-centric in particular and attend to various issues such as rehabilitation of the expats, social anomalies such as suicides, etc,” added Dr Retnakumar.