Inaugurating a ‘super loan sangamam’ (Loan Mela) of the Shriram Group at Karaikudi near Sivaganga, he said during placement, held by a leading software company in Sivaganga district,only 19 out of the 57 engineers (who were interviewed) were selected.

The reason given by the company was though the students had very good technical knowledge, they could not communicate well in English. Though it was not necessary to speak like an English professor, students should be able to communicate fluently in English, Chidambaram said.

He suggested companies like Shriram and Alagappa University could take up training students in Spoken English.

He lauded the initiative of the Shriram Group for giving a variety of loans--for tractor, engine, two wheelers.