Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala will inaugurate the fifth anniversary celebrations of the first campus-based community radio in the State, “Radio Macfast-90.4”, to be held at the St. John’s Cathedral Hall in Thiruvalla on Saturday.
According to Fr. Pradeep Vazhatharamalayil, Radio Macfast chairman, Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash will present this year’s Radio Macfast Awards to Kaviyur Sivaprasad, award-winning film maker; Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, global general secretary of the World Psychiatry Association; and Jacob Joseph, social worker who runs a charity home at Othera in Thiruvalla, on the occasion.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Thiruvalla Thomas Mar Coorilos will preside over the meeting.
To be fetedFr. Vazhatharamalayil said 15 eminent personalities from different walks of life would also be honoured as part of the anniversary celebrations. Those to be honoured are: Kurien Oommen, renowned Chest Physician who has won World Health Organisation award for his contributions to the anti-Tuberculosis drive in the State; A.C. Rajeevkumar, Ayurvedic physician; B.G. Gokulan, Ayurvedic physician popularising traditional ophthalmology across the country; P.N. Suresh, Vice Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University; Kailash, film actor; K.V. Alexander, sports personality; M.S. Sunil, social worker; C.P. Monai, writer; N. Rajeev, president of Eraviperoor grama panchayat which won the State Award; T.K. Sajeev, president of Kaviyur grama panchayat that bagged the government’s Best Panchayat Award; C.P. Robert, district coordinator of CARD Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Thomas Koshy (Lalan), social worker; Fr Thomas Payyampallil, Bodhana Social Service Society director; and Shaji Paulose, Homoeopath.
Anto Antony, MP, will inaugurate the Radio Village project and Mathew T. Thomas, MLA, will launch the new Radio Macfast Android Mobile Application on the occasion.
Delsy Sam, municipal chairperson; Blessy, filmmaker; and M. Salim, president of of Thiruvalla Merchants Association, will address the function.
