Media Release

Rons Bantwal 

Mumbai, Jan 13: "My fan base has probably made this evening the most exciting and empowering evening of my life. It has strengthened my service capacity and motivated me to work harder. My mother taught me to serve people and that is why I have continued as a representative of the people. I am happy to serve people and my country. I thank Grace Madam and Arun for this program," said Bharatiya Janata Party, Mumbai president and Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer advocate Ashish Babaji Shelar.

Advocate Ashish Babaji Shelar, MLA from Bandra West received the honor on the occasion of Shelar's golden birthday celebrations, jointly organized by the Ryan International Group of Institutes and Wings Group of Companies on the occasion of National Youth Day at Taj Landsand Auditorium, Bandra East on January 12 evening.

The rector of St Andrew's Bandra, Fr Magi Murzello, Fr Francis Swami of St Mary's High School, Mazgaon, Fr Joe D'Souza of Our Lady of Health Cavel, Fr Joe Pereira of Krupa Foundation Bandra, Don Bosco's Fr Francis Fernandes, provincial of India, Great Britain and Ireland Fr Joby Mathew SSP, Sister Arul Mery, former judge Justice Helen Foneca of the Maharashtra Government's Child Welfare Committee and many more guests congratulated the Shelar.

BJP Industrial Cell Karnataka state coordinator Pradeep G Pai, Model Cooperative Bank Ltd’s chairman Albert W D'Souza, Billavara Association Mumbai president Harish G.Amin, CCCI chairman John Mathew, former chairman Henry Lobo, Anthony Sequeira, Gopalakrishna, Public Trust Mumbai’s trustee B R Rao, Mumbai BJP South India Cell’s general secretary Vijaya S Shetty Pankaje, Billavara Association Mumbai former president L V Amin, BJP Mumbai secretary Bimal Bhuta, Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkoota’s president Dharmapal U Devadiga, Goregaon Karnataka Sangha’s president Nithyananda D Kotyan, Karnataka Sangh Santacruz president Sujatha R Shetty, Kannadiga Journalists' Sangh Maharashtra vice president Dr Shiva Mudigere, businessmen Dr Shivarama K Bhanadary, Gregory Almeida, Ramananda Salian Aliyooru (Vinman), Thonse Sanjiva Poojary, Roman Felix D'Souza (Sagar) Vashi, Nilesh Palimar, Pawan D Devadiga, Lawrence Coelho (Divo), movie star Kadandale Saurabh S Bhandary and many Tulu Kannadigas were present at the programme and congratulated Shelar.

Dr Grace Pinto, managing director of Ryan International Group of Institutions offered the prayers. Arun Samuel, chairman and managing director of Wings Group of Companies welcomed and congratulated Shelar. Ryans director Dr Snehal Pinto honored the guests with bouquets. Margaret Coehlo introduced the guests and moderated the program. Shibani Sharma introduced Shelar, greeted the honorees and proposed a vote of thanks.