Masitha P Kalleri bags first prize at KCF essay competition
UAE, February 24: In order to promote and spread the message of tolerance and to commemorate the UAE government’s ‘Year of Tolerance-2019’, the Karnataka Cultural Foundation’s UAE Publication Division, organized an international level essay contest to mark the third anniversary of Gulf Ishara, a monthly magazine.
KCF is a socio-cultural organization of Kannadigas, known for its tireless social welfare works. It aims to make a difference in the life of people in Karnataka through educational, humanitarian and healthcare projects. The KCF announced the winners at Sharjah on February 15. The KCF event was presided over by president Sheik Abdul Hameed Saadi Ishwaramangala and UAE national secretary Iqbal Kajoor announced the names of the winners in the presence of Thajul Fukahah Sheik Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal.
Masitha P, a second-year B-Sc student of Uppinangady got the first prize, while BM Ziyad who is working as an administrator in a prestigious company in Saudi Arabia, got the second prize. Ayesha Shameema who is the second year BDS student in KVG Dental College got the third place.
On December 15, 2018, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance aiming at highlighting UAE as a global capital for tolerance and its approach, since its establishment, to be a bridge of communication between people of different cultures in a respectful environment that rejects extremism and emphasizes on the acceptance of the other. This reflects tolerance as a fundamental value in UAE community where people from over 200 countries live in harmony without racism, discrimination or intolerance.
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Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad LS seat in Kerala with margin of over 4.1 lakh votes
Wayanad(Kerala), Nov 23: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday cruised to her maiden electoral victory, from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, with a margin of over 4.1 lakh votes against CPI(M)-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, according to figures released by the Election Commission.
Priyanka got 6,22,338 votes which was less than the 6,47,445 votes received by her brother Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad in April this year, but her victory margin of 4,10,931 was more than his lead of 3,64,422 votes, despite the decline in turnout in the Wayanad bypoll.
The LS poll turnout in Wayanad, which has over 14 lakh registered voters, was close to 74 per cent in April, but had declined to 65 per cent in the by-election in November.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad, CPI's Annie Raja had secured second place with 2,83,023 votes, while BJP's K. Surendran finished third with 1,41,045 votes.
However, both fronts were unable to replicate their performance in the bypoll, despite a reduced voter turnout in the hill constituency.
Mokeri got 2,11,407 and BJP-led NDA's Navya Haridas came third with 1,09,939 votes.
Close to the announcement of the final counting results, Priyanka, in a post on social media platform X, thanked the people of Wayanad for electing her as their representative to the Parliament.
"My dearest sisters and brothers of Wayanad, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the trust you have placed in me. I will make sure that over time, you truly feel this victory has been your victory and the person you chose to represent you understands your hopes and dreams and fights for you as one of your own. I look forward to being your voice in Parliament!
"Thank you for giving me this honour and even more for the immense love you have given me," she said.
In her post, Priyanka also thanked her colleagues in the UDF, leaders from across Kerala, workers, volunteers and everyone else who supported her and worked "incredibly hard" in her poll campaign, by "tolerating" her "12 hour a day (no food, no rest) car journeys, and for fighting like true soldiers for the ideals we all believe in".
"To my mother, Robert and my two jewels- Raihan and Miraya, no gratitude is ever enough for the love and courage you give me. And to my brother, Rahul, you are the bravest of them all… thank you for showing me the way and having my back, always," she said in her post on X.
My dearest sisters and brothers of Wayanad,
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 23, 2024
I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the trust you have placed in me. I will make sure that over time, you truly feel this victory has been your victory and the person you chose to represent you understands your hopes and dreams and…
