It was the 15th Feb2016 and the sprawling Chennai trade centre was flooded - but this time by the sea of at least 4000 Development Officers from all over India ;by the amazing display of the power ,strength and efficiency of the National Federation Of Field workers of India [NFIFWI] ; by the downpour of the words of wisdom showered by the Chie Guest and the Guests of Honour , so aptly chosen from the cream De cream of the country's hierarchy ; by the amazing overflow of the love and loyalty to their Veteran leader ,one of the founders of NFIFWi] the "Living Legend ",their "Bhishma Pitha Maha " Shri G.V.S.Mani. In totality , it was a flooding that was welcomed , cherished and enjoyed by each and everyone there at Nandambakkam .
The occasion was the inauguration of NFIFWi's 27th Biennial Federal Council hosted by the Chennai Divisions 1 and 2. this year.The current All India Leaders are President Com Nagesh and Secretary general Com Vivek Singh. under the indomitable leadership this pair , fedration is once again blooming to be a fragrant valley of colourful roses Today's ,they anchored the the proceedings of the inauguration in as dignified a manner as they are anchoring the" ship called NFIFWI" . Hats off to the Chennai team,guaided by theirAll India Joint Secretary and Chairman of this convention , Comrade Manoharan . The entire programme had been planned meticulously and executed efficiently by the Convener, Zonal Secretary [South] Com. Anand and his strong team of Chennai leaders - Com. Kumaravel,President Chennai 1 ,Com. sanjeevi nagasai President Chennai 2 ,com. P.S.Ramachandran , General Secretary Chennai 1, and Com K.Ramalingam ,Gen. Sec .chennai 2 . Behind the stage were countless comrades from Chennai Divisions , whose silent support in various departments cannot be overlooked.
.Right from the choice of appropriate dignitaries to preside and adorn the stage , to the decoration, comforts and arrangements at the humungus air conditioned venue , to the very appropriate and interesting invocation dance byyoung and beautiful girls and sprghtly boys and to the delicious ,mouth watering varieties of food items by none other than Sri Gnanambika catereers,it was clear that Chennai was determined to make this F.C ."A Magnum Opus !"
The huge congregation was spellbound by the eloquent , inspiring ,motivating and down to earth words of wisdom of the chief guest and the Guests of Honour which included Sri R. Sekar I.P.S.,Director general of police , Vigilance ,TANGEDCO,Guests of Honour Smt Ranjanben Bhatt Ji, Honourable member of Parliament,Vadodara constituency , Sri Kirit Somaiya Ji , Honourable member of parliament, Mumbai , Sri gajendra Singh Shekawat Ji , Honourable member Of Parliament ,Udaipur constituency. Threre are no words in the dictionary to describe the affection and gratitude for their Founder leader Sri G.V.S.Mani whose phenomenal 50 years of selfless service in uplifting the status of this cadre ,they say ,isto be written in letters of gold in the long history of the federation . That they decided to diplay it by bringing out a stamp in his honour on this historic occasion was unbelievable , unparallelled and unprecedented .Many former leaders and veterans who have done yeomen service to NFIFWI . had also been invited and brought to Chennai from various parts of the country . The colour and culture of the organization sparkled when they were made to share the stage and honoured most affectionately .In this category, special mention has o be made of Sri K.Chandrasekar [former Secretary general from Chennai ] who was and continues to be a friend , philosopher and guide to the development officer's' community even today. Sri Anand who neatly directed the proceedings at the mike and Mrs jayalakshmi who did crisp compering of the entire proceedings are indeed to be appalauded. . The mind boggling function was wound up with touching vote of thanks by the undaunted leader from the South , Com . Manoharan .
