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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) said that his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim is simply a “big fan” of MGR, conscionable similar “several of america successful India,” as a opus from the Tamil actor's movie 'Naalai Namathe' was presented during a luncheon hosted for the Indian leader.
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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, popularly known arsenic MGR, was a popular Indian actor, manager and shaper who founded Tamil Nadu’s All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) enactment and went connected to become Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister. He died successful 1987.
'Naalai Namadhe' is 1 of the actor’s respective blockbusters, released successful 1975.
“At the luncheon hosted by my friend, PM Anwar Ibrahim, 1 of the songs sung was Naalai Namathe, from a movie starring the large MGR!,” PM Modi posted connected X.
Mr. Modi added that “PM Anwar Ibrahim, similar respective of america successful India, is simply a large instrumentality of MGR!” Malaysia has the second-largest Indian-origin community, mostly Tamils, successful the world.
Earlier, PM Modi, who is connected a two-day sojourn to Malaysia, portion addressing a assemblage programme successful Kuala Lumpur, said that “members of the Tamil diaspora successful Malaysia are serving nine successful assorted fields and noted that the Tamil diaspora has been contiguous successful Malaysia for galore centuries.”
He said that, inspired by this history, India had established the Thiruvalluvar Chair astatine the University of Malaya and would present acceptable up a Thiruvalluvar centre to further fortify shared heritage.
