T.N. Legislative Assembly Speaker hails Bishops for their selfless service to the community
The Hindu
Hailing the Bishops and Priests among others for their selfless services to the community, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu said that the Christian Missionaries functioning in the State from time immemorial were instrumental in imparting education to the masses.
Hailing the Bishops and Priests among others for their selfless services to the community, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu said that the Christian Missionaries functioning in the State from time immemorial were instrumental in imparting education to the masses.
Presiding over the centenary celebrations of the Tuticorin Roman Catholic Diocese here on Sunday, he said that in Tamil Nadu, peace and social justice prevailed because of the fair functioning of the rules of the land. Irrespective of the caste, creed and community, the people lived together.
Recalling the passion for Tamil, Mr. Appavu commended the role of ‘Vadakankulam’ Thaninayagam, who established a Tamil literary society in 1948 and conducted world Tamil conference in Kualalumpur and the second conference in Chennai with stalwarts such as Anna and Karunanidhi addressing the gathering.
He said that the educational institutions run by the Christian Missionaries imparted knowledge to all that children from different castes and community benefited out of them. At least 60 % of students from other communities in every society were alumni of Christian institutions.
The Tuticorin Diocese, which was established in 1923, had rendered support to the needy and poor. Women, who had struggled, were given helping hand by the sisters. In fact, very many government welfare schemes such as education for all, helping the economically weaker sections and women empowerment et al, were nothing but already delivered by the Diocese, he noted.
Thoothukudi Lok Sabha MP K. Kanimozhi in her address said that there were no issues at all in Tamil Nadu and people from different walks of life lived happily. However, not in a mood to stomach the reality, some sections created an impression as though there was a rift.
She said that she was educated from a Christian school. The late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa too had her education in a Christian institution. When such had been the practice, some people had suddenly surfaced here vehemently attempting to canvas without any basis.
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