My conscience is clear, done nothing wrong: Dr. Shashi Tharoor.......

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, who quit his ministerial post over alleged links to the IPL Kochi franchise, said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday that his 'conscience is clear' and that he had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to have the charges against him thoroughly probed.

'My conscience is clear. I have done nothing improper or unethical, least of all illegal,' Tharoor said two days after he resigned as minister of state for external affairs.

'I am new to Indian politics, but I have a long track record in public life unblemished by financial irregularities,

' Tharoor, with a tri-colour shawl draped round his shoulders, told the Lok Sabha amid pin-drop silence.

Refuting 'fanciful and malicious charges', Tharoor said that he has told the prime minister to have the charges against him thoroughly investigated.

The former high ranking UN diplomat said he resigned in order to enable parliament to proceed with the legislative business and to focus on greater challenges ahead.

In an eloquent speech, Tharoor, a well-known author, thanked the people of Thiruvananthapuram for electing him to the Lok Sabha and underlined that he believed in 'an India of pluralism, tolerance and diversity'.

Malayalees are not Mallus

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Dear Keralites,

People from outside our state often refer to us as “Mallus”. We also often refer to ourselves as “Mallus” thinking that it is a short form for ‘Malayalee’. BUT please note that the meaning of the Hindi word “Mallu” as given in the Oxford Hindi English Dictionary is “MONKEY”.

Oxford Hindi English Dictionary by R.S. McGregor – Pg. 795. First Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1993

So next time before referring to yourself as a ‘ Mallu’ – please think!!! And if anyone else calls you a “Mallu” – politely but firmly tell them that you are a MALAYALEE not a ‘Mallu’.

Please forward to all the Keralites and create awareness about this term so that we do not cheer people (like monkeys),when they are actually calling us “monkeys” ……………..

Sasneham
Oru Malayalee.

Kuravilangad 686633

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Kuravilangad refers to a town located in the Kottayam district of Kerala, South India. The town is situated in the Meenachil Taluk, about 22km north of Kottayam, and is located near the town of Ettumanoor and Pala.
The land is blessed by the esteemed presence of St. Mary’s Forane Church, which was built in 355 A.D. It is believed, Mother Mary's first appearance in the world, was in Kuravilangad.

The 10th President of India, Dr. K. R. Narayanan was matriculated from St. Mary's High School, Kuravilangad (1936-37).

The Moonnunombu and the ship made of wood at the ancient St. Mary's church here is famous. The Kappalottam during the second day of nombu attracts thousands of devotees. Kuravilangad interreligious harmony and mutual cooperation, as the inhabitants of the villages as a whole participate in the festivities.

St. Mary’s Forane Church, Kuravilangad, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA

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St. Mary’s Forane Church, which was built in 355 A.D. It is belived, Mother Mary's first appearance in the world, was in Kuravilangad. Our Lady appeared to a few children at Kuravilangad, who were tending their flock in the bushes. Our Lady asked them to build a church at the place from where a miraculous perpetual spring sprouted, a spring which exists even today.

1) St. Mary's Roman Syrian Catholic Church, Kuravilangad

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2) St. Mary's Roman Syrian Catholic Church, Kuravilangad (1954)

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3) St. Mary's Roman Syrian Catholic Church, Kuravilangad (1927)

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4) St. Mary's Roman Syrian Catholic Church, Kuravilangad

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