National Forum conducted AGM and Farewell

NAFO Kuwait conducted its 13th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) at NRC-Salmiya on the afternoon of Friday 28th April 2017. The meeting was attended by large number of NAFO members and their families. NAFO Vice-President, Sreekumar P Pillai, welcomed the gathering and briefly reminded about the need of further strengthening NAFO’s continued social, cultural and welfare contributions. NAFO Patron, Vijay Karayil, while felicitating the meeting stressed the importance and urgency for preparing and empowering children with value added educational scheme “NAFO Gurukulam”. He also greeted Advisory Board member Ajayakumar B Nair who leaving for good after a span of 40 years of expat life in Kuwait, cherishing the warmness of memories while associating with NAFO fraternity.

President, O N Nandakumar, in his address stressed the significance of AGM, which according to him is a golden opportunity for members to raise their views and opinions regarding organizational planning and functioning. A detailed annual report briefing NAFO’s socio-cultural and welfare activities conducted during the year 2016/17, and an action plan for the year 2017/18, was presented by General Secretary R Vijayakrishnan. An audited account statement of the same year, including proposed budget for the year 2017/18, was then deliberated by Treasurer, Unnikrishna Kaimal.

BS Pillai, Chairman of the “NAFO-Kerala” society registration committee, specifically mentioned about NAFO’s heroic decision of registering NAFO as a society in Kerala, which is a continuation of further expansion and globalization of NAFO. BS Pillai also clarified about the aims, prospects and vision behind the planned establishment of NAFO society.

The AGM overwhelmingly and unanimously endorsed the annual report, account statements and the budget proposals. NAFO Advisory Board member, V R Vijayan Nair, in his felicitation address reiterated the value and essence of traditional family bonding, and wholeheartedly appreciated NAFO’s activities. O N Sureshkumar, Convener General Committee and Jayalakshmi Pramod, Chief Co-coordinator -Ladies’ Wing while addressing the gathering recapped the urgency and requirement of more enthusiastic involvement and participation by NAFO members in organizational meetings and activities. All the felicitators also bid farewell greetings to Ajaykumar Nair.

Highlight of this year’s AGM was the honoring of Ajayakumar Nair by adorning him with a traditional Ponnada and presenting a memento respectively by President O N Nandakumar and Vijaykrishnan, General Secretary. MS Nair read a brief profile of Ajaykumar as a gesture of formal introduction. Later, Ajayakumar Nair rendered a sensitive thanks giving address to the gathering and whole heartedly wished NAFO on all its future endeavors. P Balasundaran Nair, Chairman of socio-welfare committee and Madhu G Menon, Convener of 14th Anniversary program committee also spoke on the occasion to detail the on-going and up-coming activities of respective committees.