He will be leaving Chennai on Thursday - March 24 for a four day Dubai tour where he will be attending various programmes.

Ilaiyaraaja has visited Dubai and after his concert, he paid a visit to AR Rahman's Firdaus musical studio in Dubai.

The Chief Minister will be accompanied by the ministers of the concerned departments and authorities and the arrangements for the tour are underway in a full swing. 

The United Arab Emirates has now broken this culture and has taken its brand new working system close to the western countries. 

The deceased businessman was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.