Thripunithura Upasabha’s Building Complex Inaugurated

The newly constructed building complex of Thripunithura Upasabha was inaugurated by K. Babu, M. L. A. on Sunday, the 25th of July 2010 in a fabulous function organized by the Upasabha of Thripunithura. V. Ramalingam, State President of KBS hoisted the flag of Sabha in the morning, marking the beginning of the day long celebrations. Krishna Vadhyar of Madappally Samooham lighted the Nilavilakku to start the inaugural meeting held in the Shivapoorna Hall. K. Babu M.L.A. said in his inaugural address that the building complex is an example for the able leadership and organizational strength of the Brahmin community.

The beautifully furnished air-conditioned hall in the second floor named ‘Shivapoorna’ was inaugurated by Honourable Justice M. N. Krishnan. “The Brahmin community should not wait for any reservation policies of Government; instead they should prove themselves with their talent and hard work with commitment to the society and community” he said.

Former Judge of the High Court of Kerala, Justice P. R. Raman inaugurated the ‘Vedhapuri’ hall in the third floor of the building. Addressing the gathering, he said the timely completion of the building complex reflects the strong will of the Sabha and its volunteers to attain the goal.

A Brahmin can excel in life only by following the culture and tradition of community – said V. Ramalingam, State President of Kerala Brahmana Sabha in his speech. P. Ananthasubramaniam, State General Secretary in his address said that the committee of Kerala Brahmana Sabha is grateful to the members and office bearers of Thripunithura Upasabha for accepting the deal to purchase the first floor of the building for the State Committee for its administrative office.

P. S. Raman, President of Thripunithura Upasabha presided over the meeting and he mentioned Seethalakshmi-Rama Iyer, who donated the land which became the driving force behing the idea of an own building for the Upasabha. Renjini Suresh (Chairperson, Thripunithura Municipality), R. Venugopal (Opposition leader, Thripunithura Municipality, Venugopal Radhakrishnan (Councillor, Thripunithura Municipality), N. R. Parameswaran (Secretary, Central Zone, Kerala Brahmana Sabha), V. Krishnaswami (President, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam District), Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan (President, Vanitha Vibhagam, Kerala Brahmana Sabha) and Thangam Ramakrishnan (Secretary, Vanitha Vibhagam, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Ernakulam District) were also present on the occasion. Skilled workers who lead the building construction were presented mementoes on the occasion.

Followed by the inaugural meeting, the office of the Upasabha was opened by V. Ramalingam, the office of the Vanitha Vibhagam was opened by Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan and the sales counter of ‘Mamees Products’ was opened by V. Krishnaswami.

S. Ramakrishnan, Executive Committee Member of Thripunithura Upasabha welcomed the gathering and R. Hariharan delivered the vote of thanks. A ‘Grihapravesa Sadya’ was also arranged for the guests after the meeting.

Discourse by Thiruvananthapuram P. Ramachandran, organized in connection with the inauguration of building complex was listened by many in the evening, followed by Namasankeerthanam by Thripunithura P. S. Ramachandran and Party.

Bharath Suresh Gopi who had agreed to inaugurate the building complex could not attend because of his health problems and he felicitated the audience over phone during the meeting.