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Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation

Condolence Meeting


The Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilai Federation invites you to a
meeting at 3 pm on 4th January 2010 at the Mannam Memorial
Hall(National Club), Statue, Trivandrum to condole the death of Shri
Harekrishna Debnath, Chairperson, National Fishworkers Forum.

Shri Debnath, aged 61, had been ailing from lung cancer for the last
few months. He died on 30th December 2009 at his home in Ashok Nagar,
outside Calcutta. He had been a part of NFF over two decades and had
been its Chairperson for more than a decade. His contributions towards
the assertion and achievement of the rights of traditional fishing
communities are well known. In his death, the traditional fisherpeople
have lost a great champion and an outstanding leader. Civil society in
India has lost a strong voice fighting for the environment and social
justice.



T.Peter

President
Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation
Trivandrum
Mobile :9447429243