Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday expressed his resolve to speak Tamil as he addressed children from rural areas at a summer camp being held at Poothurai in Villupuram district near here.
“ Ennaku Tamil Romba Pudichiriku ”, Mr. Purohit said while concluding his short speech at the Children’s Corner Summer camp hosted by SARVAM (Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement), a unit of Aurobindo Society.
In his address, the Governor stress on the importance of education, environmental protection and sustainable development. He began his address with a customary “ Anaivarakum Kaalai Vanakkam ” greeting.
He complimented the SARVAM community for nurturing the rural kids with a wide range of activities, conducting educational programmes, camps, and scholarships.
Governor was treated to a show of handicrafts, science activities, karate, yoga Bharatanatyam, mime and a spiritual song.
The three-week long summer camp, which had 800 children in the 6-16 age group, began on May 7. Special sessions by experts, encouraging children to explore diverse and important topics such as leadership, values, attitudes, dignity, self-confidence and positive thinking were the highlights of the camp.
Vijay K Poddar, SARVAM chairman, thanked District Collector L. Subramanian, for supporting the initiative.
