CCS/MSP430FR2355: Problem with printing a character on 1602 LCD

/*LCD interfacing using MSP430FR2355 launch pad
 * LCD is working in 8bit mode with RS RW EN signals
 */
#include <msp430.h> 
//Pin declarations
#define         RS          BIT0                    //P2.0 as RS signal
#define         RW          BIT2                    //P2.2 as RW signal
#define         EN          BIT1                    //P2.1 as EN signal
//LCD commands
#define         IFSCR           0x38                //Use full screen of LCD i.e. 2 lines and 5×7 matrix
#define         LCDON           0x0F                //LCD ON, Cursor ON, Cursor blinking ON
#define         ICURSOR         0x06                //Increment cursor
#define         CLRSCR          0x01                //Clear screen
#define         DCURSOR         0x04                //Decrement cursor
#define         RHOME           0x02                //Return home
#define         DNCBF           0x0E                //Display ON ,Cursor blinking OFF
#define         C0101           0x80                //Force cursor to the beginning of  1st line
#define         C0201           0xC0                //Force cursor to the beginning of 2nd line
#define         CPOSITION 3     0x83                //Cursor line 1 position 3
#define         AL2             0x3C                //Activate second line
#define         DFCF            0x08                //Display OFF, Cursor OFF
#define         seconLINEposition1          0xC1                //Jump to second line, position1
#define         DNCF            0xOC                //Display ON, Cursor OFF
#define         seconLINEposition1          0xC1                //Jump to second line, position1
#define         JPOSITION2      0xC2                //Jump to second line, position2

//LCD signal handling shortcuts
#define         lcdDL       (P3OUT)                 //Using Port 3 for LCD data lines (D0-D7) 
#define         cmdRegSel   (P2OUT &= ~RS)      //Select command register by RS=LOW
#define         datRegSel   (P2OUT |=  RS)      //Select data register by RS=HIGH
#define         lcdRead     (P2OUT |=  RW)      //Select Read mode by RW=HIGH
#define         lcdWrite    (P2OUT &= ~RW)      //Select Write mode by RW=LOW
#define         lcdFall     (P2OUT &= ~EN)        //Set enable signal LOW
#define         lcdRise     (P2OUT |=  EN)         //Set enable signal HIGH

//GPIO LED
#define RON     (P1OUT = BIT0)
#define ROFF    (P1OUT = 0x00)

void delay(int T);
void lcdInit(void);
int main(void)
{
	WDTCTL = WDTPW | WDTHOLD;	// stop watchdog timer
    PM5CTL0 &= ~LOCKLPM5;       //Disable High impedance mode of pins

    P1DIR = BIT0;               //GPIO indicator LED at P1.0
    lcdInit();                  //LCD initialization function defined after main()

    //Printing a character '3' on the LCD
    datRegSel;                  //Select data register of LCD
    lcdWrite;                   //Set RW signal
    lcdRise;                    // Rising edge on EN
    lcdDL   = 51;               //Sending 00110011b to the LCD data register
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;                    //Falling edge on EN
    delay(1);

    while(1)
        {RON;   delay(100); ROFF;   delay(100);}

	return 0;
}

void lcdInit(void)
{   //Using pins as Output
    P2DIR   = RS|RW|EN;    //Control signals as output pins
    P3DIR   = 0xFF;              //All pins as output

    //Initialize signal lines
    lcdFall;
    lcdRead;
    lcdDL=0;
    //Sending IFSCR command
    cmdRegSel;
    lcdWrite;
    lcdRise;
    lcdDL   = IFSCR;
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;
    delay(1);
    //Sending LCDON command
    cmdRegSel;
    lcdWrite;
    lcdRise;
    lcdDL   = LCDON;
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;
    delay(1);
    //Sending ICURSOR command
    cmdRegSel;
    lcdWrite;
    lcdRise;
    lcdDL   = ICURSOR;
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;
    delay(1);
    //Sending CLRSCR command
    cmdRegSel;
    lcdWrite;
    lcdRise;
    lcdDL   = CLRSCR;
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;
    delay(1);
    //Sending C0101 command
    cmdRegSel;
    lcdWrite;
    lcdRise;
    lcdDL   = C0101;
    delay(1);
    lcdFall;
    delay(1);
}

void delay(int T)
{   TB2EX0=0x04;    //Divide input clock by 4
    TB2CCR0 = T;// Set the count of milliseconds
    TB2CTL = TBSSEL_1 | ID_3 | MC_1;    //ACLK (32.768KHz) divided by 8 running in UP Mode.              Thus resulting time is 976.5uS (1mS approx.)
    while( (TB2CCTL0 & CCIFG) != CCIFG );
    TB2CCTL0 &= ~CCIFG;
    TB2CTL = MC_0;
}