This year, good number of our
branches have observed the Pensioners Day with great enthusiasm on 17, December
or some other convenient day. Our members understood significance of the day,
significance of the landmark judgement delivered by Supreme Court of India 35
years ago on 17-12-1982 and also the significance of the case fought by Mr. D S
Nakara, Rear Admiral Satyengdra Singh and Mr. H D Shourie. Active participation
of large number of BSNL pensioners in this regard is commendable.
NO ONE HAS
EVER BECOME POOR BY GIVING INTENTIONALLY TO THE NEEDY
At the same time, some branches
of our Association have organized charity activities on the Day instead of
alone holding meetings and discussing our problems. Vijayawada, West Godavari,
Bhimavaram and Tanuku branches in Andhra as well as and Calicut (Kerala) are
some of such branches. The leaders and members of these branches went to the
Poor Homes, Old Age Homes, Poor Orphanages, Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre etc.
etc. and gave away food items, clothes, dress materials, grinder, bed sheets,
buckets etc., as required by the respective Homes. The charity reaches the
really needy people because it was done through Institutions established by
Late Mother Teresa in Andhra and the reputed Institutions in Calicut for
rehabilitating the leprosy patients who are not taken back their families.
These branches do it every year.
I congratulate the leaders and active members who cooperated with
this charity work in Andhra, in Calicut etc. Their act stands out exemplary
when people at some other places are more busy in fighting each other for posts
and positions.
Kerala Circle Association
had sent Rs ONE LAKH to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help the victims of
Okhi cyclone. While observing PENSIONERS' DAY members in all branches donated
liberally to the Fund.
..... P S Ramankutty,
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