GCMMF headquarters Anand in Gujarat had two high profile guests in the last week.
The doyen of White revolution in India, Mr Vergese Kurian visited the Anand ,the milk headquarters. This became news as it was Kurien’s first visit after his departure from GCMMF.
Second visitor was Israel’s Consul General in Mumbai, Orna Sagiv, who visited Amul Dairy and the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation to understand the Amul model of cooperatives which is currently synonymous with the White Revolution in the country.
Sagiv met Mr R. S. Sodhi, the Managing Director of GCMMF and Rahul Kumar, Managing Director of Amul Dairy during her visits.
Kurien’s purpose of visit is though unknown. But an old man now that he is, it may have been a nostalgic drive down the memory lane.
GCMMF, the Cooperative which owns famous brand AMUL has been in news for all the wrong reasons. Bhatol-Vyas spat, the telephone controversy and the ongoing non cooperation of board members to the Chairman are to cite only a few.
Many see Kurien as incapable of staging a comeback and thus his visit acquires no political significance other than customary.
The Consul General,on the other hand was overwhelmed by the presence of Amul products in the international market.
Sagiv expressed keen interest to explore the possibility of collaboration between Amul and Israel.