By TCN News,
Riyadh: A section of the Indian community here celebrated their country’s 65th Republic Day by donating blood to commemorate the date on which the Constitution of India came into force.
Even-though India received its independence on August 15, 1947, the Constitution of India came into force only on 26 January 1950.
Around 300 members of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a social organisation from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, gathered at the King Fahad Medical City and 288 donors managed to donate their blood, on Friday (24-01-2014).
Abdur Rahman Navlack, a Sales Manager, working with a company and the TNTJ president, said that the organisation’s members decided to celebrate the country’s Republic day in a meaningful manner and express patriotism in a way that could help others and save lives.
“We marked our country’s 65th Republic day in a unique style by organizing a blood donation camp in Riyadh. We did that to honor the heroes of India’s freedom struggle,” said Navlack.
He said each member of TNTJ visited the KFMC (King Fahad Medical City) and donated blood. The entire procedure from the general health check to blood donation took less than 30 minutes.
We wanted to set an example to follow to other fellow Indians that instead of engaging themselves in Cinema, Dance, music & other cultural activities during Republic days and Independence days, as a dutiful citizens of India, even when we are away from India, we wanted to donate blood and save lives of the people who are in need, – said Mr. Abdur Rahman Navlak,
TNTJ is comprised of a group of Tamil-speaking people whose aim is to serve the people. We got a overwhelming response from our community members as well as from others, TNTJ’s one of the Blood donation coordinator Mr.Haja Cholapuram added.
The voluntary donors of more than 300, included mothers from Tamil Nadu whose husbands are working in the kingdom. Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Siriyans, Ethiopians,Saudis & Palestine’s also participated in this drive. Other Indian states like Kerala, Andra,West Bengal and Karnataka donors also participated.
Riyadh chapter of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a social organisation from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 26th time has conducted Blood Donation Drive in Riyadh. This is 27th such blood drive of this nature for TNTJ – Riyadh province, he added.