Dear Friends, DATE: 23-03-15
Thank you all for honoring us with your
huge presence in the General Body meeting on 7th of March 2015, at 4
P.M.
The meeting started with a Prayer song
by Smt. Saraswathi Murali,
Shri V.Vijayakumar our Vice-president
welcomed our Chief Guest Shri. Muthu Kumarasamy.,IAS and also the gathering. Our
President Shri. V.Ravishankar, elaborated
in his address about the hard work done by the Association Office bearers and
Executive committee members during the past 10 years and expressed his
disbelief in the result of the Supreme court Case and he sincerely felt that we
should have been rewarded with a success.
Dr.E.Rajgopalan our joint Secretary,
introduced our Chief Guest. Shri.Muthukumarasamy IAS and invited him for his
address. Our Chief Guest dwelt about the sincerity we should show in our work
by spelling out the happening in his career as an official in the State
Government and wished us success in our endeavour.
After the Chief Guest’s speech, our
Treasurer Shri.M.K.Murali presented the Accounts for the year 2012-2013 and
2013-2014. With the appreciation from all the office bearers and members for
his tireless work in maintaining the accounts, with a voice vote it was
endorsed in the meeting.
Then Our General Secretary spoke about
the complete events during the years that went by and explained the manner with
which he worked, with the co-operation of all the Office-bearers and Executive
Members, to bring the Case to a finality and appreciated the Counsels who argued
for us, namely Shri.DayanKrishnan, Shri.GouthamNarayan, Shri. Parthiban and
Shri.Giri, the senior counsel. Finally he concluded his speech with a note that
there is still a ray of light which can bring good result in the Review
Petition filed on 2nd Feb, 2015. The General Secretary also referred
about the Madurai Pension up-dation Case, as the only solution to the
pensioners.
Dr.E.Rajagopalan, the Joint Secretary
spoke elaborately about the other activities the Association has taken up and succeeded.
viz., a)Cashless settlement in Mediclaim and one more option for those who are
left out, b) inclusion of independent children, c) momento for retirees in
United India d) 5 years notional credit for the Dev.Officers. e) Pension for
those who went on SVRS with less than 20 years service and concluded his speech
with an appeal to contribute for the legal fund to fight the Review Petition.
The podium was left to the members and
delegates for interaction and was well participated by the following members
namely Mr.Radhakrishnan E.C.member, Mr. Venkatkrishna Bangalore, Mr.SamanthRoy
Bhubaneswar, Mr.Yadav, Nagpur, Mr. Kadaloya Nagpur, Mr.Kulkarni, Hubli., and Mr.Srikanth,
OIC.
Our Chair person Shri.A.G.Gajapathy,
answered all the quieries raised by the participants and narrated the case, how
it was built and argued and what are the main points we have stressed in the argument
and also in the Submissions to the Court, in such a fashion that there was pin
drop silence in the hall and every one were satisfied with the speech and
appreciated our efforts and pleaded for the continuance of the service to the
Pensioners.
The meeting ended with the Thanks giving
note by Shri.S.Ponraj, our Working President and a high Tea.
Friends, in any fight there should a
winner and a loser, but in our case neither we have lost not we have won, so
let us continue our fight and see it to the last. We hope we will succeed
finally and never mind the loss now.
March ahead and there are many things to
fight for the Pensioners and one among them is our Madurai case which was heard
on 18th of March 15. Our Counsels have done their best with our contribution
to them in materials and facts. We hope to win and if we win it does not stop
at that but we may have to pursue it to the natural end at Supreme court. Be prepared
for a further struggle. We are not going to give up till we succeed.
With regards
V.A.NAGARAJAN
GENERAL SECRETARY
