மேலும் 2 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு தமிழர் பேரவையின் தலைவரானார் டாக்டர் தேவேந்திரன்

(தமிழ் முரசு, 22/7/2011)

அடுத்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்குத் தொடர்ந்து தமிழர் பேரவையின் தலைவராகச் செயல்படத் தேர்வு பெற்றுள்ளார் டாக்டர் ஆர். தேவேந்திரன் PBM.

இம்மாதம் 16ம் தேதி நடைபெற்ற தமிழர் பேரவையின் ஆண்டு பொதுக் கூட்டத்திற்கு வந்திருந்த சுமார் 120 உறுப்பினர்கள் டாக்டர் தேவேந்திரன் தலைமையிலான செயற்குழுவைப் போட்டியின்றி தேர்வு செய்தனர்.

கடந்த 11 ஆண்டுகளாக டாக்டர் தேவேந்திரன் தமிழர் பேர வையை வழி நடத்துகிறார். வரும் 2012ம் ஆண்டில் தமிழர் பேரவை தனது 60-வது ஆண்டு நிறைவைக் கொண்டாடுகிறது. அதனை முன்னிட்டு, பல நிகழ்ச்சி கள் ஏற்று நடத்த அது தீர்மானித்து உள்ளது.

தற்போதைய செயற்குழுவில் இரு வழக்கறிஞர்கள், இரு தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிபுணர்கள், பல கல்வியாளர்கள், நிதி நிபுணர்கள் என 23 பேர் இருக்கிறார்கள்.

துணைத் தலைவராக திரு எஸ் விவேகானந்தன், உதவித் தலைவர்களாக டாக்டர் என்.ஆர். கோவிந்தன் BBM, திரு மு.அ. மசூது, திரு ஆர். பாலன், திரு வி. பாலகிருஷ்ணன், பொதுச் செயலாளராக திரு வி. பாண்டியன், பொருளாளராக திரு காதர் சுல் தான் ஆகியோர் தேர்வு பெற்றுள்ளனர்.

Members Show Overwhelming Confidence on TRC Leadership

A record crowd of more than 120 members attended the recent TRC Annual General Meeting held on 16 July 2011. The large turnout showed the keen interest that members had in TRC and their eagerness to convey their support to the leadership that had been elected unopposed.

For more than eleven years in succession since 2000, the Management Council has been returned unopposed. The team under the able and efficient leadership of Dr R Theyvendran PBM has been managing TRC for the past 11 years and with the current mandate will continue to do so for the next two years.

TRC has in the past two years progressed successfully. 2010 was a successful year for TRC. In March, it raised more than $125,000 during the launch of the first local Tamil movie, “Gurushetram”. In September, TRC was tasked to coordinate and organize the 75th Anniversary celebrations for Tamil Murasu. The grand cultural fiesta held at the National University Cultural Centre was witnessed by President S R Nathan, various Indian Ministers like Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mr S Shanmugam, Mr S Iswaran and former political leaders, Mr S Dhanabalan, Mr S Chandra Das and many other Community leaders. More than 1,500 Singaporeans were also present to support and watch the event, which was also recorded and telecast in full by Vasantham Central. In recent times there have been calls for Dr Theyvendran and his team to step down and allow for new leaders to take over the organization. The current leaders understand that no one man is indispensable and were willing to step down if committed and able members volunteer themselves to take over and run the organization. However, all those who had been calling for a change turned out to be mere critics and did not even submit nomination forms.

TRC has always been transparent on the way the organization has been managed and attempts were made to engage those interested to come forward and stand for elections and convince the general members on their ability to manage TRC.

Yet, no one turned up to provide an alternate voice. There were even attempts to disrupt the AGM by some who had resorted to sending emails to members requesting to raise unnecessary questions. However the strong support from members ensured that there was no disruption of the AGM at all. Rightful members attended the AGM and no fully paid-up member was denied entry.

TRC will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2012 and has planned to hold a series of events to remember the occasion and record its history. TRC has also taken steps to review its strategic plans and drawn up specific action plans which it will be implementing soon. There will also be more interaction between TRC and its Affiliates. In addition TRC will be embarking on a major effort to review its Constitution and Objectives to ensure alignment with the current needs of its members and the Community.

TRC has continued to change within and has been one of the first organizations to identify and bring in more youths and young professionals into its Management Council. The current Management Council has 2 lawyers, 2 IT professionals, a number of educationists, entrepreneurs and financial experts. In the coming year TRC will be identifying more such persons and bring them into the various sub committees and resource groups. There are also plans to work more closely with SINDA, Narpani, NLB and MOE and bring about a concerted effort to improve the educational, financial and social status of the Tamils in Singapore.

Together, with the continued support of its Members, Affiliates, Partner Organisations and key Government Departments, we hope to do our part in Nation Building and provide support to the Tamil Community and achieve its mission of being the ‘Leading Tamil Organisation in Singapore’.

The Management Council for the period 2011 – 2013 is as follows:-

POSITION	NAME
President	Dr R Theyvendran PBM
Deputy President	Mr S Vivakanandan
Vice-President	Dr N R Govinden BBM
Vice-President	Mr A R Mashuthoo
Vice-President	Mr R Balan
Vice-President	Mr V Balakrishnan
General Secretary	Mr V Pandiyan
Deputy Secretary	Ms Janagi Somu
Deputy Secretary	Mr S Tharmaraj
Treasurer	Mr Khader Sultan
Assistant Treasurer	Mr Gouthaman Jayaram
Council Member	Mr K Sathinathan PBM
Council Member	Mr M.Kunaseakanan
Council Member	Mr Mahadevan Lukshumayeh
Council Member	Mr R P Thanagasundram
Council Member	Mr Raja Mohammad
Council Member	Mr Shareef Bin Abdul Jaffar
Council Member	Mr V Kalaichelvam
Council Member	Mr Yousuf Rowther Rajid Ahamed
Council Member	Ms R Thiruselvi
Council Member	Ms Shoba Gunasekaran
Internal Auditor	Dr Muthuvel
Internal Auditor	Mr A Manimaran