Monday, November 22, 2010

Reception for R.Venugopal, Subhalakshmi, Dr.V.Ramalingam and Dr.P.S.Raman at Thripunithura Upasabha

A meeting to honour the newly elected Chairman of Thripunithura Municipal Council - R. Venugopal, Counciller of Chakkamkulangara Ward in Thripunithura Municipal Council - Subhalakshmi Mahadevan, the leaders of Kerala Brahmana Sabha who were conferred with Doctorate (Honorary) degree - Dr. V. Ramalingam and Dr. P. S. Raman was held on Sunday, 21st of November 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Dr. V. Ramalingam draping Ponnada to R. Venugopal. (From left to right) R. Hariharan, Dr. P. S. Raman, K. G. V. Pathy
K. Annalakshmi draping Ponnada to Subhalakshmi Mahadevan. (From left to right) Harinatha D., Dr. V. Ramalingam, Revathy Krishnan, R. Venugopal, R. Hariharan, N. R. Parameswaran, Dr. P. S. Raman, K. G. V. Pathy
The meeting was presided over by R. Hariharan, Vice President of Thripunithura Upasabha. In his presidential address, R. Hariharan praised the impartial service rendered by R. Venugopal irrespective of caste or creed for more than 25 years in the city. Venugopal’s life is an example of the power of simplicity. Appreciating Subhalakshmi Mahadevan for her victory in Chakkamkulangara ward, he said she is the most deserving person to represent the ward by all means. He also mentioned the contributions made by Dr. V. Ramalingam and Dr. P. S. Raman to the society, especially to uplift and unite the Brahmin community. The names of the members of the community who were elected to the local bodies from other parts of the State – K. Hari (Perumbavoor), Udayakrishna (Thiruvananthapuram), C. J. Narayanaswami (Cherppu), K. V. Viswanathan (Kalpathy), Usha Ramachandran (Nurani), V. K. Reghu (Kadangode), P. V. Narayanaswami (Vadakkancherry) – were mentioned and appreciated by Hariharan on behalf of Thripunithura Upasabha in his address.

Dr. P. S. Raman draping Ponnada to Dr. Ramalingam. R. Hariharan also seen
R. Hariharan draping Ponnada to Dr. P. S. Raman. (From left to right) R. Venugopal, N. R. Parameswaran, K. G. V. Pathy, K. Annalakshmi
In his reply speech R. Venugopal assured that he will uphold the values while executing the responsibility entrusted on him. He thanked and requested the people gathered for their whole hearted support in future. Subhalakshmi Mahadevan, Dr. V. Ramalingam and Dr. P. S. Raman expressed their gratitude in their speech.

R. Venugopal and Subhalakshmi Mahadevan distributing prizes to the winners of Vipra Vismayam held in Thripunithura Upasabha
The prizes and certificates for the winners in the Vipra Vismayam competitions held in Upasabha level were distributed in the meeting.

A view of the gathering
K. G. V. Pathy (State Treasurer), N. R. Parameswaran (secretary, Central Zone) and K. Annalakshmi (District President, Vanitha Vibhagam) felicitated the dignitaries. Balu Narayanan (State Joint Secretary – Head Quarters), Harinath D. (State Co-ordinator, Yuvajana Vibhagam), K. Venugopal (Secretary, Thripunithura Upasabha), Revathy Krishnan (President, Vanitha Vibhagam, Thripunithura Upasabha), Meenakshi Varadarajan (Secretary, Vanitha Vibhagam, Thripunithura Upasabha) were also present on the occasion. S. Ramakrishnan, Executive Committee Member, Thripunithura Upasabha welcomed the gathering and N. V. Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Thripunithura Upasabha said the vote of thanks.

No comments: