Port Blair, March 22: Shri. Girish Arora, President, Hoteliers Association, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and other members of the association congratulate Shri. Sudesh Kumar Poddar and the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI) on being elected as the president of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and wishes him a fruitful tenure.

Sudesh Kumar Poddar, nominee of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI), has been elected as the President of India’s oldest hotel industry association, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI).  Poddar was declared elected as President at the EC meeting held on March 16, under the supervision of a court appointed observer in Delhi.

Currently the President of HRAEI, Poddar has served FHRAI as its Hony. Treasurer previously. A hotelier since 1977, Poddar owns a 4-star hotel in Assam and multiple restaurants in Kolkata which includes the iconic 70-year-old Chinese restaurant, Songhai.

The AGM followed by the EC elections were held on March 16 in Delhi where office bearers were elected unanimously. TS Walia, a prominent hotelier from Kolkata, have been elected as Hony. Secretary of FHRAI.

On being elected as President, Poddar said, “The industry has seen its most challenging times over the last couple of years and it will be my endeavour to work towards creating a conducive environment for the hospitality sector and to make as much progress as possible in the shortest timeframe. We will continue to engage with the government and policy-makers to align our goals to make India’s tourism and hospitality sector one of the best in the world.”