By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net,
Malappuram: The first piece of land for the special centre of Aligarh Muslim University in Malappuram was handed over in a grand festival at Perinthalmanna on Saturday March 6. The documents of the land were handed over by Kerala Education Minister Sri M.A. Baby to the AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof: P.K. Abdul Azis.
The program which started at 8.30 in the morning with a huge procession consisting of ministers, political leaders and common men from the KSRTC bus stand undoubtedly gave excitement and proud to each one in the state.
By 10.00 the group reached the ground specially designed for this prestigious program. The 123 acres of land from the Chelamala included in the Eelamkulam village of the district was handed over in front of the ocean of human irrespective of their caste and creed.
The district was covered a week before with the posters and decoratives for the ceremony. The stage had three State ministers, one Central Minister and many other dignitaries.
Lots of flux boards were placed all over the Perinthalmanna city inviting and proudly congratulating the Kerala government for their firm foot in setting up of an AMU university branch in the heart of Malappuram.
The land owners from Chelamala who gave their land for the use of the University were also specially invited for the function.
Along with political parties, two merchant organisations also arranged their own way of presentations to the program. When one of them arranged an open vehicle for the delegates to round the city of Perinthalmanna, the other distributed sweets to all who came to visit the program.
The program was inaugurated by Local Administration Minister, Palloli Muhammed Kutty and was presided over by Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran who said that Kerala will not miss any opportunities for its development because of the lack of the land for it.
The Railway Minister for State, E. Ahammed was invited as the guest for the function. He said that all other proceedings for the setting up of Aligarh Muslim University centre would be made soon and the state will get a really good university at Chelamala.
“Kerala is hopefully moving forward in the field of higher studies and this is a good mark for us, the citizens of the state should be proud of it” state Education Minister, M.A. Baby said.