Jeddah: The seventh annual general body meeting of the Karnataka Non Resident Indian Forum (KNRI)-Jeddah was held recently in Jeddah. Mr. Roshan Rodrigues of Mangalore was unanimously elected as the President of the Forum. KNRI is a nonprofit social organization in Saudi Arabia which represents entire Karnataka State and strives to help needy Kannadigas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and India.
In his opening speech Mr. Roshan Rodrigues thanked all the members of the Forum for believing in him and accepting his leadership. He highlighted that KNRI is one family and our goal is to take care of our all needy Kannadigas. He offered his congratulations on behalf of the form to the first student from Dharwad district, adopted by the forum for completing her studies for her selection in a campus interview by one of the leading software exporting companies. He also reminded the aims and objectives of KNRI forum and appealed to struggle for achieving those goals by providing financial and social support to needy Kannadigas. He requested all committee members to perform their duties with “Than Man Dhan” strategy and appealed to the seniors to guide him to perform these tasks smoothly.
A committee of 29 members was formed. Newly elected office bearers are Roshan Rodriguez - President; Manzoor Ahmed (Hassan) and Sabu Chandran (Bangalore) - Vice Presidents; Syed Nasir Khursheed (Gubarga) - General Secretary; Yashwanth Amin (Mangalore) - Joint Secretary; Aijaz Ahmed (Shimoga)- Meeting coordinator; Sri Harsha (Bangalore) - Treasurer; Habib Rahaman (Udupi) and Syed Haseebuddin (Bangalore) - Joint Treasurers; Niaz Ahmed (Mysore) – Press and Public Relation Secretary; Mohammed Saif (Mysore) - Cultural Secretary; Mohammed Kaleem (Raychur), Mohsin Khan (Bidar) and Pravin Netekar (Sirsi-Kharwar) - Joint Cultural Secretaries; Peter Mascarenhans Udupi - Sports Secretary; Arif Shimoga - Joint Sport Secretary; Shaikh Saoud (Udupi) - IT Coordinator; Mukarram Khan (Bangalore) - Membership Coordinator; Mohammed Mansoor,(Mangalore) Vasu Manchegowda (Mandya) and Krish Jangal (Hubli) - Advisory Council Members; and Mohammed Arif (Udupi), Alok Pattar( Hubli), Mohammed Saheb,(Karkala) Imtiaz Ahmed,(Shimoga) Syed Shakeel Ahmed,(Bangalore) Momin Mohammed Iylas (Bhatkal), Faizee Razak Sheik, (Mangalore) Mohammed Saleem Khaleefa (Gulbarga) were elected as Executive Members.
S M Jafar conducted the election session and advised the new committee to come up with ambitious plans for the welfare of Karnataka residents in particular and the Indian community in general. Mohammed Mansoor congratulated the newly elected body and advised them to work with positive spirit and elevate the forum to a higher level.
Vasu Manchegowda outlined the KNRI forum’s vision and urged Kannadigas to play a vital role to reach and help poor and needy people. Outgoing President Krish Jangal congratulated the new team and said social work demands time, energy and dedication. He said God will reward for serving the community, and there is the added benefit developing managerial skills.
Secretary,Nasir Khursheed described this forum as family members and requested members to “keep the same spirit of unity which is our identity.”
Yashwanth Amin requested Kannadigas residingin Jeddah to feel free and join the forum. He informed that they can be reached through email [email protected]
The program was compered by Niaz Ahmed (Mysore) and Sabu Chandran delivered the vote of thanks, he specially thanked the Indian Consulate for their tremendous support towards the KNRI Forum in Jeddah.
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