Mangalore : Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike, Mangalore South Vidhan Sabha constituency and Dr B R Ambedkar Kriya Samithi, Jeppu Mahankali Padpu jointly organized a programme to felicitate the achievers as the part of New Year celebration at Jeppu Mahankali Padpu ground at 6 pm on Dec 31st, Friday.
The programme was held under the presidentship of Yogesh Shetty,founder president of Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike. Naveen Suvarna Tannirbhavi, working president of the committee inaugurated the event.
corporator Ravindra Kumar garlanded the portrait of Ambedkar. School children rendered the invocation on the occasion.
Advocate Ivan D’Souza felicitated the achievers like J Ramappa, honorary president of Tulu Koota Muscat, Dr Niranjan Rai Uppinangady, Social worker Prof Muralidhar Naik, Gangesh Bolar and Aithu with shawl, citation and memento.
D’souza said that the Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike has done various progressive works for the welfare of the general public. Further they must continue and become popular, he said.
South Zonal Youth Congress president Praveen Alva distributed the prizes for the winners of various talent competitions.
Hameed Madoor, Salauddin Ayoob, J Ibrahim, Jyothika Jain, Ratnakar Suvarna, Krishna Sooterpete, Mohammed Wahab, Muneer Mukkecheri, Srikanth Salian Kudroli, Dr B R Ambedkar action committee president Surendra, general secretary Vasanth, Ravi Prakash Boluvar and Suresh Kodikal participated as the chief guests on the occasion.
Dinesh P S compered the programme.