Archive for April, 2008

Fokana: The importance of May 6

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Montgomery County Superior Court will hear the arguments of both groups on May 6. The court may pronounce its judgment soon.

What will happen after that? There are three possible scenarios.

1) Karukappilly and team loses.

2) Sasidharan Nair and team loses.

3) The court asks to conduct another election.

The court may recognize one group as the real Fokana. Then the other group has to appeal the decision to conduct the July convention. If the court asks to conduct an election based on 2006 list, still it will create problems for the convention(s)

Or is it possible to unite after May 6? Anyway, both conventions should be held as the hotels were booked and lot of money is involved.

Abraham Kanji to run as Fokana president

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

WHY I AM RUNNING AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF FOKANA? PRESS CLUB DID A WONDERFUL JOB TO UNITE THE ORGANIZATION.

BUT TWO GROUPS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR PROPOSALS. KARUKAPALLIL GROUP WANTS THE 2010 CONVENTION IN NEW YORK AND JOHN TITUS ALSO WANTS THE 2010 CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS OR ELSEWHERE IN WEST COAST.

THE TWO GROUPS ARE WORKING HARD TO SPLIT FOKANA AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT IS VERY SAD TO SEE THE SITUATION OF THE GREAT ASSOCIATION. THE SO CALLED LEADERS ARE WORKING TO SPLIT FOKANA. ONE CONVETION IN HOUSTON, AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TWO CONVENTIONS IN 2010. ONE IN THE WEST COSAT AND ANOTHER IN NEW YORK. HOW CAN WE STOP THIS ? WE NEED TO WORK HARD TO UNITE FOKANA AND TAKE IT TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

I AM RUNNING AS THE PRESIDENT OF FOKANA IN THE NEXT ELECTION AND BRING THE CONVENTION TO NEW YORK. I HAVE A NEW UNITED FOKANA GROUP ME TO BRING THE CONVENTION TO NEW YORK THROUGH ELECTION.

THE GENERAL COUNCIL AND DELEGATES DECIDE ON THE NEW LOCATION. THEY WILL ELECT THE NEXT FOKANA PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICIALS. THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND I FEEL IF WE BRING THE CONVENTION TO NEW YORK AND ACCOMADATE KARUKAPALLIL GROUP IN NEW YORK CONVETION WHICH THEY ALREADY WANT, FOKANA WILL UNITE TOGETHER AGAIN.

I TOOK THIS DECESION AFTER TALKING TO LOTS OF PEOPLE, WHO LOVE FOKANA AND WANT ALL ASSOCIATIONS IN FOKANA UNDER ONE FEDERATION OF KERALA ASSOCIATION IN NORTH AMERICA.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE UNITED FOKANA. THANKS FOR YOUR SUGGESTION.

ABRAHAM KANJI

FOKANA VICE PRESIDENT.