I got the call through Naukri. There was one telephonic round for screening and later I was shortlisted for next technical rounds. There were two more technical rounds where in most of the questions were on AUTOSAR architecture, COM, Diagnostics and C programing. The technical panel was more interested on my regional and linguistic background than my technical skills and credentials. I was asked openly in the technical round that, since I was a NON TAMILIAN, will I be able to relocate and accommodate myself in Chennai. I tried hard to convince them that, I had absolutely no problem in relocating to different place. Later even in the HR discussion, they repeatedly asked me the same question and at the end they did NOT offer me the job even though I cleared all technical rounds and I was completely capable of handling the position they interviewed for. Rejecting a candidate only on grounds of region is pathetic for an international level Automotive MNC like Valeo. If you are only concerned about the language and region, then you could have mentioned it clearly in the JD requirement itself. I really want to bring this issue into the Notice of Valeo France headquarters, because many of us in India think that building a technical team is same as building some stupid political party.