Team Raj SICCI Elections 2026
SICCI Elections 2026

Team Raj

Built through experience Ready to lead

Experienced Leadership
for SICCI's Next Phase

Experience●Continuity●Acceleration
Rajakumar Chandra, Chairman candidate, Team Raj

The Team Raj Manifesto

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A cinematic walk through our promise to SICCI — Experience, Continuity, Acceleration. From a century of legacy to the next chapter.

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Member First

Putting members at the heart of everything we do

Innovation

Driving new ideas, technology and transformation

Global Connect

Expanding trade partnerships and international reach

Ethics & Integrity

Upholding the highest standard of governance and transparency

Our Guiding Principles

100 Years & Beyond
A legacy of service
A future of impact

  • 01Integrity
  • 02Service
  • 03Unity
  • 04Excellence
  • 05Sustainability

A message to our members

We are not stepping forward
to learn the role

SICCI stands today not at a reset point but at an acceleration point. Over the years, the Chamber has strengthened its institutional standing, expanded SME support, deepened government engagement, and widened its international reach.

Our commitment is simple

To move SICCI forward with experience, continuity, and meaningful execution. We are stepping forward as a team united by service, entrepreneurship and institutional experience — not individuals seeking a platform for the first time.

We are stepping forward
prepared to lead

Why experience matters

SICCI is a 102-year institution representing businesses, livelihoods and relationships built over generations. Leadership at this level requires more than ambition — it requires business experience, institutional understanding, credibility and the ability to deliver from Day One.

Together, the slate has:

  • Built and managed businesses across generations
  • Created employment opportunities at scale
  • Operated through economic cycles and uncertainty
  • Served SICCI, SME Centre@SICCI, LISHA and the wider community
  • Worked with government agencies, institutions and international partners

Our Five Strategic Priorities

A clear plan
Built to execute

Five priorities, written for the businesses we serve — from heritage SMEs to next-generation founders.

01

Strengthening SMEs & Entrepreneurship

  • Expand support through SME Centre@SICCI
  • Strengthen mentorship and founder-startups
  • Improve awareness and access to government grants and schemes
  • Support digitalisation and AI readiness for traditional businesses
  • Build stronger internship and talent pipelines with institutions
  • Launch a SICCI Startup Network Initiative for aspiring entrepreneurs aged 18–40
  • Build stronger collaboration with polytechnics, universities and innovation ecosystems
02

Expanding Global Business Opportunities

  • Strengthen Singapore–India business engagement
  • Expand regional trade and business networks
  • Organise targeted and outcome-driven business delegations
  • Build stronger diaspora business connections
  • Support internationalisation opportunities for SMEs
  • Expand SICCI's engagement with global business networks, trade offices and chambers across key international markets beyond India
03

Stronger Government & Institutional Engagement

  • Deepen engagement with Enterprise Singapore, EDB, MTI, ESG and relevant agencies
  • Strengthen dialogue platforms with ministries and policymakers
  • Expand partnerships with all trade associations and other ethnic chambers
  • Ensure SME concerns and business realities remain represented
  • Strengthen SICCI's institutional standing within Singapore's wider business ecosystem
04

Governance, Transparency & Continuity

  • Responsible and member-focused governance
  • Financial transparency and accountability
  • Avoid conflict-of-interest practices
  • Continuity of institutional knowledge and leadership
  • Open and transparent engagement with members
  • Long-term planning focused on sustainable growth and organisational stability
05

One SICCI, One Business Community

  • Stronger and regular member engagement
  • Cross-industry networking and collaboration
  • Greater youth and next-generation participation
  • Supporting women entrepreneurs and emerging founders
  • Strengthening collaboration between heritage businesses and next-generation enterprises
  • Building a more connected and inclusive business community

In Their Own Words

Voices of Team Raj

Fourteen leaders. One conviction. Tap any voice to read their full campaign poster.

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Polling Date 19 June 2026

The Final Slate

Meet Team Raj

Four Office Bearers and ten Directors — a 14-strong team contesting the SICCI 2026 elections.

Office Bearers (Candidate)

Rajakumar Chandra

Rajakumar Chandra

Chairman (Candidate)

Chairman & Managing Director, Jothi Holdings Group / Jothi Store & Flower Shop · Vice-Chairman, SICCI (2024-26) · Board Director, SICCI (2022-24)

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Parthiban Murugaiyan

Parthiban Murugaiyan

Vice Chairman (Candidate)

Group Chairman, Ishtara Jewellery · Luvenus Jewellery · Maestro Productions Global · Board Director, SICCI (2018-24)

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Jagdish Prasad Jaiswal (JP)

Jagdish Prasad Jaiswal (JP)

Vice Chairman (Candidate)

Chairman & Managing Director, Peakmore International Pte. Ltd. · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26, 2014-18)

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Srinivasan Venkita Padmanabhan

Srinivasan V. Padmanabhan

Treasurer (Candidate)

Entrepreneur & Sociopreneur · Former President & Global Finance Leader, Fortune 500 MNC · Senior Accredited Director · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26, 2014-18)

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Board Directors (Candidate)

Sanjey Chandran

Sanjey Chandran

Director (Candidate)

Investment Director, Family Office · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26)

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Sunil Rai

Sunil Rai

Director (Candidate)

Head of Corporate Department, VC & PE Lawyer, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26)

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Jeyakumar Janakaraj

Jeyakumar Janakaraj

Director (Candidate)

CEO, Adani Global Pte Ltd and AdaniConneX · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26)

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Joyce Kingsly (Joyce Stella Rani)

Joyce Kingsly

Director (Candidate)

Director, SIS Premium Meats Pte. Ltd. · Founder, LISHA Women's Wing · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26)

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S. Mahenthiran

S. Mahenthiran

Director (Candidate)

CEO, Catering Solutions Pte Ltd · Honorary Secretary, Indian Restaurants Association · Board Director, SICCI (2024-26)

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Purnima Kamath

Purnima Kamath

Director (Candidate)

Founder & CEO, De Ideaz Pte Ltd · Board Director, SICCI (2018-24)

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Dinesh Verma

Dinesh Verma

Director (Candidate)

V2U Healthcare Pte. Ltd. · Physio Asia Therapy Centre

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S. Harree Anand Babu

S. Harree Anand Babu

Director (Candidate)

Co-Director & Naval Architect, Seagull Pte Ltd · Managing Director, PT Seagull Offshore & Marine Indonesia

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Umamaheswari Mutayan (Uma Mutayan)

Uma Mutayan (Umamaheswari Mutayan)

Director (Candidate)

Director, DBS Private Bank

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Shameen Ali

Shameen Ali

Director (Candidate)

Audit Director, AAA Assurance PAC

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Our Commitment to Members

What you will get
from Day One

  • Stronger SME support — practical, outcome-driven and member-focused.
  • Greater business networking opportunities across industries and generations.
  • More international business connections — India, region and beyond.
  • Practical and outcome-driven programmes.
  • Stronger engagement with government, agencies and institutions.
  • Professional, transparent and accountable leadership.
  • Greater focus on entrepreneurship, youth and future business growth.

We remain committed to serving the business community
with integrity, continuity and purpose

Let us move forward
Together

For our businesses
For our community
For our future

Election Timeline

Key dates
at a glance

14–17 Jun2026
Campaign period, subject to the campaign guidelines issued by the Scrutinising Committee.
15 Jun2026
Latest date for withdrawal from elections by a nominated individual.
16 Jun · 3pm2026
Deadline to deposit Proxy Forms and Authorisation Forms at the SICCI office.
18 Jun2026
Cooling-off period.
19 Jun2026
Election Day.
29 Jun2026
Annual General Meeting.

Let us move forward together

For our businesses
For our community
For our future

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