GOPIO names new president

Manama : Sunny Kulathakal was sworn in as the President of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).

Kulathakal who is actively involved with Gopio from 2004 served the Organisation as its Middle East Co-Ordinator, Executive Vice-President & Global Ambassador.

This is also the first time, in the history of the 30-year-old New York-based global organisation, an Indian from Middle East region has been elected to handle the post, which all these years were enjoyed by Indians from the US and Europe.

GOPIO, Kulathakal said, has many schemes in the pipeline including starting chapters in all part of the world as well as rehabilitation of Gulf returnees.

President of the Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor and entrepreneur Sam Pitroda congratulated Kulathakal.