Mangalore : MRPL employee Roshan Castelinohas been elected as the president of the MRPL Employees’ Union.
Castelino, a social activist based in Mangalore, is also the president of Sparsha Social Service Centre, which provides services such as counselling.
He is also the member of the management committee of Link De-addiction Centre, which treats and rehabilitates drug addicts and alcoholics. Through Sparsha and Hongirana, Mr. Castelino has helped several children of HIV-affected families.
Mukesh B. A. (general secretary), Harisha B. (vice president, Prakasha M. Bala (vice president), Panduranga (joint secretary), Roshan Rodrigues (joint secretary), and Muralidhar A. M. (treasurer) are the other office bearers of the union.