Chief Guest’s Address

Shri G. K. Moopanar
President, Tamil Manila Congress

While calling upon Shri Moopanar to present his address, Shri R. K. Mishra recalled that it is fairly well-known that his family has been a great supporter and benefactor of the classical music tradition of Tamil Nadu, but it is perhaps not so well-known that Shri Moopanar’s family has been an equally ardent supporter of the tradition of sharing food.

Shri G. K. Moopanar in his brief address expressed his happiness at being able to participate in such a seminar. He said that when Shri Mishra spoke to him about organising a seminar for recollecting the traditions of producing and sharing food in abundance, he felt really elated at the thought. He felt that we should all really be talking about issues of this seriousness; that alone would help in solving the problems of the country. He told the organisers that he would have been happy if this seminar were held in Chennai; and hoped that the dialogue initiated in this seminar would not stop at Delhi alone, and would continue in other parts of the country.

Concluding his address, Shri Moopanar repeated his offer to host a similar seminar in Chennai.

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