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| Ananda Krishnan meets with his son |
GEORGE TOWN: Billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan took time off
from his busy schedule to meet up with his Buddhist monk son Ven Ajahn
Siripanyo, who is at a meditation retreat in Penang Hill here.
Clad in T-shirt and jeans, the 74-year-old tycoon was
spotted arriving at the foot of the popular tourist attraction in a BMW with
several bodyguards at about 9am yesterday.
He was whisked off to an undisclosed location deep inside
the forest in Penang Hill, where his son was having a retreat with 60 others.
It is learnt that Ven Siripanyo is his only son from a
previous marriage.
Local Chinese daily Kwong Wah Yit Poh highlighted the
meeting of Malaysia's second richest man with his son on the front page of its
street edition.
It also reported that Ven Siripanno came to the hill retreat
on Sunday before staying overnight at a colonial-style building in the forest.
According to local residents, the tycoon bought the retreat
three years ago before restoring it to its former glory.
There are 30-odd rooms in the building.
The daily also reported that Ven Siripanyo was seen putting
his palms together and took a bow when he saw his father.
He then led his father to a garden where Ananda Krishnan
took photographs of trees and butterflies as he walked along.
It is learnt that the tycoon left the hill at about noon
while his son and the others left for Thailand later in the evening.
Nicknamed AK, Ananda Krishnan is estimated to be worth
US$9.6bil (RM29.66bil) according to Forbes' latest list of wealthiest people,
making him the second wealthiest in South-East Asia after Robert Kuok and
number 89 in the world.
He has a multimedia empire which includes two
telecommunication companies Maxis Communications and Measat Broadcast Network
Systems (Astro) and three communication satellites orbiting the earth.
By: Tan Sin Chow
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