Udupi : An all-religion harmony meet was held at St Teresa Church, Kemmannu on May 11, Saturday in connection with the platinum jubilee celebrations of the church. Fr Stany B Lobo, Vicar of Kalyanpur  Deanery, inaugurated the programme. Verses from the Bhagavadgita, the Quran and the Bible were recited on the occasion by Vedamurthy Nembu Sridhar Bhat of Ganapathy Temple, Padukudru, Usman Madani, Khateeb of Jamia Masjid, Mijar, and Fr Edward Olivera, respectively.

In his address, Fr Stany  B Lobo  called upon the people to break the barriers of religion and promote amity in the society. He also exhorted people to respect each other’s religion.

The chief guests of the occasion were Fr Anil P D’Silva, President of silver jubilee committee, Fr Clifford Fernandes, Sathish Neja of Kalianpur gram panchayat, Nithyananth Kemmannu, Kemmannu gram panchayat President and  Rahmatulla Thonse, taluk panchayat member.

Among those present were Veronica Carnelio, TP Member, Ronald Menezes, Church Vice President and Alfred Crasta.