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Business To Business, Kuala Lumpur, 22nd May, 2026: Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, said on Friday that he will visit India in September to attend the upcoming BRICS summit.
Anwar made the announcement during a telephone conversation with his “friend,” C. Joseph Vijay, the actor-turned-politician who currently serves as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X, Anwar said he informed Vijay about his planned India visit and added that he may also make a brief stop in Tamil Nadu during the trip.
The conversation highlights growing engagement between Malaysian and Indian political leaders, particularly with Tamil Nadu, which shares longstanding cultural and people-to-people ties with Malaysia’s large Tamil-origin community.