Archive for February, 2008

Abraham Kanji’s move at Philly

Monday, February 25th, 2008

DEAR FRIENDS,

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I DONT WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF FOKANA, I AM FEELING SAD LIKE ANY MALAYALEE WHEN WE DIVIDE FOKANA WITH TWO CONVENTIONS AND TWO PRESIDENTS. I WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE LEADERS OF BOTH GROUPS AND I FELT WE COULD UNITE TOGETHER IN PHILADELPIA.

I WAS NOT GOING TO ATTEND ANY OF THE TWO KICKOFFS, BUT I THOUGHT THERE IS A CHANCE TO UNITE TWO GROUPS. IT WAS GOING GOOD, AFTER THE KCKOFFS SASHIDARAN NAIR AND PAUL KARUKAPALLIL TALKED AND SASHI ASKED PAUL TO COME TO HIS HOTEL HOLIDAY INN, I WAS ALSO STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL. PAUL AND ALL HIS GROUP CAME TO THE HOTEL AROUND 11PM.

THEY WERE SITTING AT THE LOBY AND I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THEM. SASHI WAS HAPPY AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TALK PRIVATELY IN HIS ROOM. SASHI WANTED TO TALK TO PAUL KARUKAPALLIL, BUT BEFORE THE TALK YOHANNAN SHANKARTHIL INSISTED HE WANTED TO BE PART OF THIS AND THEN PAUL KARUKAPALLIL GROUP GOT UPSET AND LEFT THE HOTEL.

I WENT WITH THEM AND ASKED THEM TO COME BACK AND BEGGED, THEM PLEASE DONT MAKE AN ISSUE ABOUT THE SHANKARATHIL BEHAVIOR, LET SASHI AND PAUL TALK AND MAKE A COMPRAMISE.

THEY FELT THERE WAS NOT GOING TO BE A COMPROMISE AND FELT INSULTED. PLEASE KEEP TALKING TO EACH OTHER WE CAN UNITE FOKANA.

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENDS ABRAHAM KANJI

Abraham Kanji looks for unity: will he succeed?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Now Fokana Vice president Abraham kanji has come froward for unity in the organization (http://www.emalayalee.com/USKeralaNewsDetails.aspx?ID=1109)

Is it not too late for unity? Unless the court recognizes one group, can unity be possible? But a court decision may come only after the Houston convention.