Kuwait: Sudhakar Shetty Aikala elected president of Buntara Sangha
Mangalore Today News Network
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Kuwait, Feb 24: The general assembly meeting of Buntara Sangha Kuwait, an association that aims at the welfare of the Bunts community living in the country, was held recently at Carmel School Khaitan.
The meeting began with a prayer recited by Lakshmi Karunakara Shetty followed by adoption of the constitution. In the elections held to elect the managing committee for 2011, Sudhakar Shetty Aikala was elected president unanimously.
Other members elected to serve on the managing committee are Dr Preeti Prashanth Shetty (vice-president), Guruprasad Hegde (secretary), Harish Shetty (treasurer), Yadhunath Alva Adyapadi (cultural secretary), Shalini Vijay Shetty (public relation officer) and Santosh Shetty (sports secretary). The president, in his address to the members, emphasized the need for the community to unite and declared the managing committee’s commitment and promise to work hard for the welfare of the Bunts community. His feelings were echoed by other members of the managing committee.
A ‘Satyanarayana Pooja’ was organized as part of the programme. Kids and members of the Sangha presented ‘Bhajans’ and other cultural items to entertain the audience. The programme concluded with lunch and vote of thanks by secretary Guruprasad Hegde. The entire programme was hosted by Shalini V Shetty.