Recalling the services rendered by the eminent social reformer Kandukuri Veeresalingam to society, Collector Kartikeya Misra on Sunday said that on the lines of reforms launched by Raja Rammohan Roy in Bengal, the late Veeresalingam had undertaken a good number of reforming activities in the city.
“It is high time we recalled his yeomen services and inspired the younger generations to follow his footsteps,” Mr. Misra said while addressing a meeting organised to mark the death centenary of the late Veeresalingam at Anam Kala Kendram here.
The Collector said that be it preventing infant marriages or encouraging remarriages of widows, the late Veeresalingam contributed a lot to social reforms.
Congratulating the students of the municipal schools who secured 10/10 in the SSC examinations, the Collector advised them to set civil services as their target and commence their preparation right now, so that they could win the competitive examination and get a chance to serve the society.
Women empowerment
City Mayor Pantam Rajani Seshasai said that the late Veeresalingam’s contributions to women empowerment were unforgettable and people of Rajamahendravarm were so lucky that the great social reformer undertaken many reforms in the city.
Earlier in the day, she visited the tombs of the Veeresalingam couple and paid floral tributes.
Municipal Commissioner Sumit Kumar Gandhi and other officials and local elected representatives were present. Students gave cultural performances and enthralled the audience.
