by P A Hameed - RiyadhDaijiworld Media Network - Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Jun 22: A long-awaited Direct Flight Campaign kicked off when a common platform representing all the Mangalorean communities, named “KARAVALI WELFARE ASSOCIATION”-Riyadh came into existence on Jun 20, Friday at 4.00 pm in Riyadh.
If at all a golden word to be written, then the pages of history of Mangaloreans in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia becomes most eligible to be on the frontline as a first common platform named “Karavali Welfare Association-Riyadh” came into existence with broad objectives of bringing all Mangalorean communities together and fight for common cause.
Different people working in different directions for a common cause will lead them to zero zone without having an expected results. So, there will be no exaggeration if we say that the dictum “Unite we stand, divide we fall” is the basis for its formation. The birth of the Association started with taking up the issue of Direct Flight from Riyadh to Mangalore. A large number of Mangalorean residents are working in various Companies and establishments in the Kingdom. Many of them usually travel by way of Mumbai International Airport to their destinations, which are situated in and around Mangalore. Most of the Companies in the Kingdom give its employees a round trip tickets only up to Mumbai as a final destination.
The Mangaloreans get worst affected due to this as their on-going journey doesn’t end at Mumbai. They have to spend out of their own pocket for their ultimate destination in Mangalore. If the dream of Direct Flight to Mangalore comes true with the cooperation of all the concerned State MLAs, MPs, Ministers and Central Ministers, Central Ministers of Karnataka State, and other Officials, then it will be very much useful and a countless problems on the way of journey will considerably be reduced. As an initial takeup, the Association gets actively involved in the campaign through various methods that is useful to get the long-pending demands done.
As Vijay Rai, who was selected as the President of the Association, stated in his speech, “We will start our initiative first with signature campaign by linking all the Mangaloreans in and around Riyadh; If all the Mangaloreans comes forward for this cause with a common goal, then we will definitely be successful in getting the demand done without much difficulty;”.
Another guest on the dais, Royston Prabhu, who is selected as General Secretary of the Association, said-“Mangalore is one of the important places in India and it is fetching a hefty income to the national income of the Country through foreign exchange and other investments; a lot of people in and around Mangalore including the residents of northern parts of Kerala like Kanhangad, Canannore in the Kingdom badly need of the direct flight from Riyadh to Mangalore; it is all our duty to endeavor for the cause and bring to the concerned about the issue and get the issue solved”.
Action plan for the coming days was provisionally done to cause the issue on hype and its goal is that it should apparently reach the Bench of Parliament, Vidhana Soudha, Ministers Chambers and Officials’ table. Though some efforts have been floated by the Mangaloreans for the Direct flight cause in the Kingdom, yet there was no any driving force behind all those actions. Jammiyathul Falah-Riyadh Unit had started its signature campaign in its last Get-together and a memorandum was handed to the Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Pranav Mukherjee, and Salman Kurshid, requesting them to kick off the direct flight to Mangalore, when they arrived in the Kingdom some two months ago. The Association is aimed at thrusting the movement in a rapid action and making the long-awaited dream to come true.
Feedback forms have been distributed to the attendees for their suggestions and all have very enthusiastically participated in it. Parvez Ali kicked off the Programme with the welcome & introduction speech in Tulu language. The hotel hall was jam-packed with the enthusiasts. Posters colored with pictures of Kambla, Daff, Harvesting were hanging on the walls of the hall that smelt of Tulunada soil in the desert sand.
Iftikar Ahmed Kana, who is one of the main campaigners for the Direct Flight Campaign, addressed the audience calling for collective efforts in this direction. Rajesh Kumar Surathkal, who is another campaigner for the cause, conducted the master of ceremony on the Program.
P.A.HameedPadubidri, Advocate and Daijiworld Saudi Arabian Correspondent, spoke on the occasion requesting all to view Daijiworld regularly for updated news from Mangalore that will definitely give extensive coverage for the cause. Most of the audience who are regularly viewing Daijiworld appreciated the work of the Website and its new coverage.
The Office-bearers of the Association is provisionally announced in the program and its Inaugural Function will probably be held on 4th July 2008. The names of the office-bearers for 2008-2009 are follows:
President: Vijay RaiVice President: Khasim AhmedGeneral Secretary: Royston PrabhuJoint Secretary: Parvez AliTreasurer: Victor MenezesInternal Auditor: vasudev AminCoordinators: Iftikar AhmedRajesh Kumar SurathkalAravinda Prabhu
Media Coordinator: Adv. P.A.HameedPadubidri
Riyadh, Jun 22: A long-awaited Direct Flight Campaign kicked off when a common platform representing all the Mangalorean communities, named “KARAVALI WELFARE ASSOCIATION”-Riyadh came into existence on Jun 20, Friday at 4.00 pm in Riyadh.
If at all a golden word to be written, then the pages of history of Mangaloreans in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia becomes most eligible to be on the frontline as a first common platform named “Karavali Welfare Association-Riyadh” came into existence with broad objectives of bringing all Mangalorean communities together and fight for common cause.
Different people working in different directions for a common cause will lead them to zero zone without having an expected results. So, there will be no exaggeration if we say that the dictum “Unite we stand, divide we fall” is the basis for its formation. The birth of the Association started with taking up the issue of Direct Flight from Riyadh to Mangalore. A large number of Mangalorean residents are working in various Companies and establishments in the Kingdom. Many of them usually travel by way of Mumbai International Airport to their destinations, which are situated in and around Mangalore. Most of the Companies in the Kingdom give its employees a round trip tickets only up to Mumbai as a final destination.
The Mangaloreans get worst affected due to this as their on-going journey doesn’t end at Mumbai. They have to spend out of their own pocket for their ultimate destination in Mangalore. If the dream of Direct Flight to Mangalore comes true with the cooperation of all the concerned State MLAs, MPs, Ministers and Central Ministers, Central Ministers of Karnataka State, and other Officials, then it will be very much useful and a countless problems on the way of journey will considerably be reduced. As an initial takeup, the Association gets actively involved in the campaign through various methods that is useful to get the long-pending demands done.
As Vijay Rai, who was selected as the President of the Association, stated in his speech, “We will start our initiative first with signature campaign by linking all the Mangaloreans in and around Riyadh; If all the Mangaloreans comes forward for this cause with a common goal, then we will definitely be successful in getting the demand done without much difficulty;”.
Another guest on the dais, Royston Prabhu, who is selected as General Secretary of the Association, said-“Mangalore is one of the important places in India and it is fetching a hefty income to the national income of the Country through foreign exchange and other investments; a lot of people in and around Mangalore including the residents of northern parts of Kerala like Kanhangad, Canannore in the Kingdom badly need of the direct flight from Riyadh to Mangalore; it is all our duty to endeavor for the cause and bring to the concerned about the issue and get the issue solved”.
Action plan for the coming days was provisionally done to cause the issue on hype and its goal is that it should apparently reach the Bench of Parliament, Vidhana Soudha, Ministers Chambers and Officials’ table. Though some efforts have been floated by the Mangaloreans for the Direct flight cause in the Kingdom, yet there was no any driving force behind all those actions. Jammiyathul Falah-Riyadh Unit had started its signature campaign in its last Get-together and a memorandum was handed to the Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Pranav Mukherjee, and Salman Kurshid, requesting them to kick off the direct flight to Mangalore, when they arrived in the Kingdom some two months ago. The Association is aimed at thrusting the movement in a rapid action and making the long-awaited dream to come true.
Feedback forms have been distributed to the attendees for their suggestions and all have very enthusiastically participated in it. Parvez Ali kicked off the Programme with the welcome & introduction speech in Tulu language. The hotel hall was jam-packed with the enthusiasts. Posters colored with pictures of Kambla, Daff, Harvesting were hanging on the walls of the hall that smelt of Tulunada soil in the desert sand.
Iftikar Ahmed Kana, who is one of the main campaigners for the Direct Flight Campaign, addressed the audience calling for collective efforts in this direction. Rajesh Kumar Surathkal, who is another campaigner for the cause, conducted the master of ceremony on the Program.
P.A.HameedPadubidri, Advocate and Daijiworld Saudi Arabian Correspondent, spoke on the occasion requesting all to view Daijiworld regularly for updated news from Mangalore that will definitely give extensive coverage for the cause. Most of the audience who are regularly viewing Daijiworld appreciated the work of the Website and its new coverage.
The Office-bearers of the Association is provisionally announced in the program and its Inaugural Function will probably be held on 4th July 2008. The names of the office-bearers for 2008-2009 are follows:
President: Vijay RaiVice President: Khasim AhmedGeneral Secretary: Royston PrabhuJoint Secretary: Parvez AliTreasurer: Victor MenezesInternal Auditor: vasudev AminCoordinators: Iftikar AhmedRajesh Kumar SurathkalAravinda Prabhu
Media Coordinator: Adv. P.A.HameedPadubidri
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