State AGB at Kottayam on 29th October 2013

Oomman Chandy addressing the Delegates

The 43rd Annual General Body of Kerala Brahmana Sabha was held at Kottayam on Sunday, 28th of September 2013. Oomman Chandy (Chief Minister of Kerala), K. M. Mani (Minister for Finance), Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (Minister for Home Affairs & Vigilance), K. Suresh Kurup (MLA), V. N. Vasavan (former MLA, Kottayam), Dr. J. Prameela Devi (Member, Women Commission) and other dignitaries blessed the occasion with their presence. Participation of the Delegates and Volunteers from the Upasabhas of Ernakulam District needs a special mention. The Delegate meet was held at Indraprastham Auditorium on Sunday, 29th and State Cultural Competitions were held at Kottayam Brahmana Samooham Hall on Saturday, the 28th of October 2013. The Delegate Meeting was inaugurated by Oomman Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala and was presided by Dr. V. Ramalingam, State President. Elections to the State office were also held for the period of 2013-2015 and the following were elected unanimous from Ernakulam District. This is the third term for Ernakulam District in the State Office.

A view of the audience

State Committee: State President – Dr. V. Ramalingam (Mattancherry), State Vice President (Central Zone) – Dr. P. S. Raman (Thripunithura), State Committee Member – N. Ranganathan (Perumbavoor). Vanitha Vibhagam: State Joint Secretary (Central Zone) – Kala Narayanaswami (Ernakulam), State Committee Member – Parvathy T. V. (Ernakulam). P. Ananthasubramaniam (Edappally) was nominated as State General Secretary and K. G. V. Pathy (Aluva) as State Treasurer by Dr. V. Ramalingam. A. G. Ganesh Venkitachalam (Ernakulam) and N. Ramachandran (Perumbavoor) were also nominated as State Joint Secretaries - Head Quarters.

The following children from Ernakulam district won prizes in various competitions. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners received a Certificate and Cash Prize of Rs. 7,500/-, Rs. 5,000/- and 2,500/- respectively.

Dhanya C. V. (1st /Slokam Chanting/Group A), Shraddha G. (2nd /Slokam Chanting/Group A), Harsha (3rd /Slokam Chanting/Group B), B. Ve. Dhanush (1st /Manthram Chanting/Group A), Arun Parameswaran (3rd /Manthram Chanting/Group B), Dhanya C. V. & Party (2nd /Bhajana/Group A), Arun Parameswaran & Party (2nd /Bhajana/Group B), Anushree R. (1st /Kolam/Group A), Srinidhi K. V. (2nd /Kolam/Group A), Aiswarya Lakshmi (3rd /Kolam/Group B)