Tributes paid to social activist Muniratnam on his fifth death anniversary

Speakers astatine the 5th decease day conscionable of societal activistic and Padma Shri awardee G. Muniratnam, the laminitis of Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS), recalled his services for the origin of the marginalised communities, destitute women and the differently-abled individuals.

Mr. Muniratnam, done the Tirupati-based RASS, reached retired to the mediocre and needy successful the 4 confederate States for astir 4 decades, said its associated caput M. Mamatha, who paid floral tributes astatine his bronze statue installed astatine RASS Seva Nilayam present connected Wednesday.

General caput S. Venkataratnam recalled that the RASS, done Jan Sikshan Sansthan, helped respective unemployed youths and women go financially autarkic done its vocational accomplishment programmes specified arsenic tailoring, beautician courses, among others.

The time besides marked the behaviour of escaped oculus camps, crab screening camps and humor donation astatine aggregate locations, portion Aravind Eye Hospital organised a peculiar oculus campy and identified 150 beneficiaries for surgeries.