Daijiworld Media Network - Moodbidri (SP)

Moodbidri, Aug 4: At a time when a systematic onslaught against chairman of Alva's Education Foundation, M Mohan Alva, is going on im some media, relating to the death of Kavya, a SSLC student, at a hostel room at Moodbidri, a large number of people have been pooling support against this campaign which they have been terming as malicious. The supporters of Alva have been mustering people who are backing Alva at this cruciall juncture. Former minister, K Amarnath Shetty said that a twin-district level mega meeting of people who wholeheartedly support Mohan Alva will be held at 2.30 pm on August 12 at Padmavathi Kala Mandir in the town. He said that about 5,000 people are expected to congregate at the meeting.

At the preliminary meeting held at Moodbidri Cooperative Service Bank hall on Thursday August 3, people from the town and surrounding areas, overlooking differences of castes, religion, class and party, announced their unstinted support for Alva. They expressed worries about the character assassination of Dr Alva and his educational institutions resulting out of vilification campaign being carried on without any basis.

Dr Mohan Alva

MLA, K Abhay Chandra, in his address, concurred that expressing condolence at student, Kavya's death, happens to be the duty of everyone. He felt that at the same time, it is also the duty of every individual to see that the stature and standing of Dr Alva, who has taken the area to dizzying heights in the fields of education, art, literature and sports, and his institutions, are not dented. He felt that a time has come in which the society has to take up the task of teaching what are freedom of expression and freedom of media.

Entrepreneur, Narayana P M, remembering about repeated claims of Mohan Alva that he is devoid of any enemies, noted that Alva is now worried about some perverted minds ganging up against him. He felt that behaving in an arbitrary manner and uttering words at will without any reasoning is inhuman, and it is the responsibility of the society to ensure that the environment in the town which has always been harmonious, is retained. President of Dakshina Kannada district Krishik Samaj, Sampath Samrajya, said that at a time when no one is coming forward to do social service because of polluted minds, Dr Mohan Alva, who has shown the will and skill to render social service, is badly in need of popular support now. He exhorted people to back Alva in unison.

Entrepreneur, Abulal Puthige, artist and cultural ambassador, Kadri Navneeth Shetty too came in full support of Alva, pointing out that because of glamorization of incidents by some visual media, Alva is going through a period of pain and stress. They hailed Alva for leading 26,000 students towards a bright future through discipline and study-oriented guidance. Entrepreneur, K Sripathi Bhat, exhorted people to solidly support Alva, who has always set an example through transparency, discipline and social service.

Mangaluru taluk president of Krishik Samaj, K Krishnaraja Hegde, Rotary Club president, Srikanth Kamath, representative of Dakhsina Kannada district ex-servicemen's association, Bhagwandas Shetty etc also came in support of Alva and wished that the case of student's death will be solved as per law and warned against rumours being treated as truth by future generations.

Several leaders including Kuldeep M of Chowtara Aramane, leading agriculturist, Dr L C Soans, Leelaksha Karkera, and others took part in the meeting.

Ashwin J Pereira compered the programme, Diwakar Shetty Todar proposed vote of thanks.