An Affiliate of the World Malayalee Council Inc.
Back Ground
The need for an Organization that is exclusive in fostering the Interests of the Business Community comprising of Malayalees the World Over, had been exercising the minds of a few Visionary Malayalees, for quite some time. They were fired by their vision of the Endless Possibilities and Mind Boggling Scenario when Malayalee Industrialists Businessmen located in All Corners of The Globe join hands and come together under a common umbrella, a common platform.
This germ of an idea, though often surfaced in informal meetings & discussions, continued to remain dormant until it found genuine expression during the WMC 3rd Global Conference 2002 held at Dingden West Germany during August 2002, when the President WMC actively took it up. It was decided to register WORLD INDIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (WICC) in USA with Administrative Head office at Chennai. However, there were legal impediments in registering WICC in USA as visualized in the Dingden Conference and so the WMC cabinet unanimously decided to Register The Chamber in India. The President WMC, Mr.Andrew Pappachan contacted Mr.A.V.Anoop, the then President WMC Chennai Province and authorized him to get the Registration activities done in India.
Birth of The Chamber
Mr.A.V.Anoop immediately set out to comply with this decision by forming a group of the requisite number of likeminded keen Businessmen as Founder Members & proceeded ahead to get the Registration Activities completed. Wide Consultations were held with the Experts in the field in preparing the Memorandum & Articles ofAssociation. A Special Mention is made here, of the name of Col.SUBRAMANIAN (Retd), Secretary of Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) who provided valuable advices & guidances at every step. The Chamber, wasb orn on 23st December 2003 bearing the name INDIAN WORLDWIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (IWCC) complying with the requirements of Registrar of Companies and it was registered in Chennai India under Companies Act 1956 as a Section 25 Company, a Company Limited by Guarantee.
