FREMONT: Bay Area Tamil Manram proudly presented Tamil debate talk show, also known as “pattimandram” at Centerville Junior High school in Fremont on May 4.
The event was witnessed by over 600 Tamil enthusiasts and was a great show quenching the thirst of Tamils in Bay area. The show was moderated by Solomon Pappiah of Sun TV fame. He is credited for taking social themes to the masses and has so far moderated over 5000 debates programs across the globe.
Thiru. Pappaiah is known for his down to earth speaking style. His command over Tamil enables him to get complex literary issues across to the common man. This has enabled him to take social themes to the masses and bring about a social awakening in the evolution of patti mandrams in Tamilnadu and beyond.
Jayakumar Muthalagu, President of Bay area Tamil Manram and his team welcomed Kalaimamani Pappaiah and Poet Arivumathi to the Bay area.
The debate show had two teams comprising eight Bay area locals talking on “To succeed in life, one needs courage or patience”. The topic was debated for over two hours with each team expressing their views in a humorous and effective way. The team which expressed their strong views on “courage is the path to success” was represented by Nithyavathy Sundaresh, Daisy Jayaprakash, Chitra Dharmarajan and Revathy Sitarama.
The team supporting that “Patience is the ultimate goal to succeed in life” was represented by Kandasamy Palanisamy, Mustafa Ahamed, Govind Gopal and Sugi Shiva. The talk was effectively moderated and Kalaimamani gave his opinion and advice on the path to success. He expressed his views and one’s courage and patience play a vital role in shaping an individual.
Jayakumar, Indira and Arumugam thanked the sponsors and Tamil community for extending their support for this grand event and expressed the hope to entertain the community with many more such programs in future.
Vidya Sethuraman
India Post News Service