NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 14
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his wife Laxmi Ravi on International Mother’s Day felicitated mothers of nine proud sons and daughters for bringing up well and brought laurels to the country in general and Tamil Nadu in particular at the Raj Bhavan here on Sunday.
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- We do say that our father is important but the place of mother can’t be taken by anyone: Guv
- Without the blessing of Amma you can’t raise to any height: RN Ravi
- By felicitating these mothers, it is like the Raj Bhavan has been purified
Governor RN Ravi and his wife Laxmi Ravi felicitated N Nagalakshmi (mother of Chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa), Gnanasundari (mother of Ponraj, Paralympic gold medalist), B Jayalakshmi (mother of Sasikumar, Founder – Uyir Foundation), Meenakshi Chandrasekaran (mother of Erode Mahesh, Cine celebrity and motivational speaker), Nagamani (mother of Actress Aishwarya Rajesh), R Arulmary (mother of Sujith Kumar, Founder of Maatram foundation),. Thilagavathy Gnanadesikan & Vasantha Meenakshisundaram, mothers of Vijay Gnanadesikan and Ilango Meenakshisundaram – Face Tagr), J Heena (mother of Grace Banu, India’s first transengineer & social activist) with mementoes.
After felicitating the wonder mothers, Governor RN Ravi, emotionally said, “Mothers are the creators. If my mother was not here I would not have been here. We choose one day to express the gratitude to her but the fact is that in every breathe we take, it is an expression of gratitude to the mother. Only because of her, we are here. Mothers across the world are unique in a way that across the world, irrespective of language they speak, mothers are one set of people you will find uniformity because, Mothers are known for their love, compassion, emotion.”
“When the child goes to school, colleges and listens to big people, scholars and grows intellectual, but what makes us human is our emotion being. This emotional teaching we get from our mother. My mother is not a literate person but that doesn’t matter. A mother is a mother. It is so pure and so evocative that even when we try to think on divine or divinity, you find a reflection of mother. I am a devotee of Parashakthi. When I close my eyes, the image I see is that of my mother. She is the one I have seen and the one who have shaped me. She was there in any moment of my joy and stress. Even how so ever a person is grown, so long the mother is alive, you have a mother’s lap to give you, the mother’s blissful solace. Be assured you are solaced. The day we lose our mother, we grow old. We do say that our father is important but the place of mother can’t be taken by anyone,” the Governor said.
Throwing light on old age homes, he said, “It is the first word ‘Amma’ that the child start speaking. Unfortunately, we are passing through a civilizational crisis, families are getting broken. We have an unfortunate situation where mothers are left unattended. Children grow up, fly away to distant destinations. Mothers or parents are left here alone. The difference between an animal and human is that the animals too have love, care and affection on its child but once the child starts running or flying, the parent animal detach from its child and the bonding ends. It is only the humans that distinguish different from animal. It is the human where the mother continues to love, care all through her last breadth. Even the son and daughter, may be grown despite having his/her own children continues to receive affection from the parents.”
“Amma endrazhaikkaadha uyir illayae” mesmerizes me: Guv
Stating that we must not abandon our mother at whatever stage of our life, the Governor said, “Today, I heard a song during the programme “Amma endrazhaikkaadha uyir illayae” composed by Ilayaraja, sung by Yesudas. Without the blessing of Amma you can’t raise to any height. Today Raj Bhavan had the privilege to felicitate few mothers. By felicitating these mothers, it is like the Raj Bhavan has been purified. It is like a Yagyan. All that we must remember that where ever we are, we must not abandon our mother at whatever stage of our life.”
Earlier in the event, Ravi Ramanathan, Effective public speaker delivered the keynote address.
Women from the “Sangini” group felicitated the Hon’ble Governor and Lady Governor in the programme.
