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Standing Committee of Tamil Speaking People

GENERAL COUNCIL 2015/2016

PRESIDENTDr. R. G. Sankaralingam

VICE –PRESIDENTS Dr. E. Velaudapillai Dr. R. Thambyraja

SECRETARY Miss. V. Sankaralingam

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Mr. S. R. C. Xavier

TREASURERMr. B. Alphonsus

ASSISTANT TREASURERMr. K. S. Satgunaseelan

PROJECTS OFFICERMrs. J. Selvarajah

ASSISTANT PROJECTS OFFICERMr. C. J. Sabapathy

TRUSTEESMr. K. Sanguhan Dr. V. Paramanathan Mr. V. Indran

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COUNCILLORS Dr. S. Navaratnam Dr. A. E. A. Joseph Dr. T. RajchandranDr. N. Poobalasingham Mr. A. Sriharan Mr. N. SivapalanMrs. R. Sriharan Mr. S. Srikanthan Mr. V. ParamanathanMr. J. Paramananthan Mr. J. P. Swampillai Dr. T. SooriyamoorthyMiss. A. Sankaralingam Dr. A. L. Vasanthakumar Mr. M. Rudran Dr. R. Kugathasan Mr. K. Rupenthiran Miss. S. Selvakumaran

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It gives me great pleasure in welcoming our guests tonight for the Christmas dinner dance of the Standing Committee of Tamil Speaking People and inviting them to savour our hospitality. I am honoured and privileged to have been given the task of leading this body which is the oldest charity among the Tamil people in this country, which has been in the forefront over the past 39 years.

Our association was formed with the objective of not only to help needy Tamils back home, but also to promote arts and culture among Tamils in this country, and to date has performed those functions to the admiration of our people. Over the years, due to our dedication and hard work, we have brought our association to the present exalted state, thereby being an inspiration to others.

We are continuing to work with non-governmental organisations serving Tamils in Srilanka in order to achieve our objective. We have been supporting orphanages and destitute children as well as widows and disabled people as a result of the war, through these well-known and longstanding agencies. Our involvement in this humanitarian crisis is bound to go on for some years to come.

In addition to that we have embarked into livelihood projects to help our kinsfolk to uplift their quality of life and social standing, with expertise provided by members of SCOT and with the support of governmental organisations. Agricultural project in northern province, the first of such ventures is a success and we hope to take it to eastern province, as well as to undertake livestock projects.

Despite the end of the war seven years ago, Tamil community is continuing to suffer due to not only the inadequate relief measures granted to them, but also being prevented in returning to their lands and pursue their activities like farming and fishing. As a result they are struggling to manage themselves and becoming dependant on financial support, increasing the demand for assistance.

I thank the members of the general council for assisting me to achieve the vision of staging this upmarket event, Thistle Hotel for providing the venue, Ruby caterers for the menu to wine and dine, band Breeze for their excellent music to hear and veer, advertisers in the souvenir, donors of raffle prizes and sponsors for their support and finally to all our guests for gracing the occasion today.

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SCOT General CouncilPast Executive Officials

1977-2016

YEAR PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER PROJECT OFFICER

1977/78 Mr. K Arumugam Mr. A. Vairavamoorthy Mr. C. Kathiresan Mr. M. Bastiampillai1978/79 Mr. K. Arumugam Mr. C. Kathiresan Mr. T. Ramachandran 1979/80 Dr. S. Navaratnam Dr. R. Thayaparan Mr. N. S. Kandiah 1980/81 Dr. S. Navaratnam Mr. R. Mahadeva Mr. N. S. Kandiah 1981/82 Mr. C. Kathiresan Mr. R. Mahadeva Mr. N. S. Kandiah 1982/83 Mr. C. Kathiresan Mr. T. Visvendran Mr. M. Thiagarajan 1983/84 Dr. R. Thayaparan Mr. T. Visvendran Mr. M. Thiagarajan 1984/85 Dr. R. Thayaparan Mr. T. Visvendran Mr. M. Thiagarajan 1985/86 Mr. N. S. Kandiah Dr. S. Arunachalam Mr. M. Thiagarajan 1986/87 Mr. N. S. Kandiah Dr. S. Arunachalam Mrs. S. Sivanithy 1987/88 Mr. P. Rajanayagam Dr. V. Paramanathan Mrs. S. Sivanithy 1988/89 Mr. P. Rajanayagam Dr. V. Paramanathan Mrs. S. Sivanithy 1989/90 Dr. S. Arunachalam Mrs. S. Sivanithy Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. P. Rajanayagam 1990/91 Dr. S. Arunachalam Mrs. S. Sivanithy Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. P. Rajanayagam1991/92 Dr. K. Sivakumar Mr. K. Gunaratnam Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. C. Kathiresan 1992/93 Dr. K. Sivakumar Mr. K. Gunaratnam Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. C. Kathiresan 1993/94 Mr. A. Sriharan Mr. N. Sidamparapillai Mrs. S. Arunachalam Dr. K. Sivakumar 1994/95 Mr. A. Sriharan Mr. N. Sidamparapillai Mrs. S. Arunachalam Dr. K. Sivakumar 1995/96 Mr. T. V. Arumugam Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. N. Ariyaratnam Dr. S. Balakrishnan 1996/97 Mr. T. V. Arumugam Ms. K. Pathmaseni Mr. N. Ariyaratnam Dr. S. Balakrishnan 1997/98 Mr. K. Sanguhan Mrs. R. Sriharan Mr. N. Ariyaratnam Ms. K. Pathmaseni 1998/99 Mr. K. Sanguhan Mrs. R. Sriharan Mr. N. Ariyaratnam Ms. K. Pathmaseni 1999/00 Dr. N. Poobalasingham Dr. S. Balakrishnan Ms. A. Sankaralingam Ms. K. Pathmaseni 2000/01 Dr. N. Poobalasingham Dr. S. Balakrishnan Ms. A. Sankaralingam Ms. K. Pathmaseni2001/02 Mrs. R. Sriharan Mrs. S. Arunachalam Ms. A. Sankaralingam Mr. J. P. Swampillai 2002/03 Mrs. R. Sriharan Mrs. S. Arunachalam Ms. A. Sankaralingam Mr. J. P. Swampillai 2003/04 Dr. S. Balakrishnan Mr. V. Indran Mr. N. Sivapalan Mr. J. P. Swampillai 2004/05 Mr. S. Srikanthan Mr. V. Indran Mr. J. Paramananthan Mr. J. P. Swampillai 2005/06 Mr. S. Srikanthan Mr. V. Indran Mr. J. Paramananthan Dr. A. H.Y. Rajendram 2006/07 Mr. J. P. Swampillai Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. J. Paramananthan Dr. A. H. Y. Rajendram 2007/08 Mr. J. P. Swampillai Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. J. Paramananthan Dr. A. H. Y. Rajendram2008/09 Mr. V. Indran Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mr. F. Swampillai 2009/10 Mr. V. Indran Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mr. F. Swampillai 2010/11 Dr. A. H. Y. Rajendram Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mr. F. Swampillai 2011/12 Dr. A. H. Y. Rajendram Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mr. F. Swampillai 2012/13 Mr. F. Swampillai Ms. V. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mrs. J. Selvarajah 2013/14 Mr. F. Swampillai Ms. V. Sankaralingam Mr. K. S. Satgunaseelan Mrs. J. Selvarajah 2014/15 Dr. R. G. Sankaralingam Ms. V. Sankaralingam Mr. B. Alphonsus Mrs. J. Selvarajah

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SCOT – TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES

SCOT was formed triggered off by events that took place in Srilanka at that time, which had brought catastrophic consequences to the entire Tamil community. Tamil expatriates in UK had in their own volition when starting this organisation felt that they could contribute financially and professionally to what may well be a relatively longer phase of restitution of these unfortunate victims.

The precision and diligence that shaped this vision is still continuing with enthusiastic membership in generating resources to help many of those hapless people. The feeling of guilt of abandoning these, with sentiments arising from it led to creation of SCOT, in order to attempt to do whatever possible to them. This mission of humanitarian assistance is still upholding the founding principles.

Concerns and discontent about plight of fellow Tamils in Srilanka often neglected by government, instilled in the minds of Tamils resident in UK, a sense of purpose and willingness to take action in a concerted manner so that a difference could be made collectively. Resilience in the face of adversity and adapting to changing environment had made SCOT to survive despite many obstacles.

Building a strong and enduring relationship with reliable partners in Srilanka working amongst those deprived Tamil community and understanding their needs was the essence of the success of SCOT. Gaining the confidence of the membership who were the primary stakeholders of the association, by keeping them informed of the activities had been a paramount task in the agenda of SCOT.

Ingrained democratic values, culture of transparency and accountability and relentless pursuit of its objectives with unwavering commitment has helped SCOT to overcome many challenges and placed it in this exalted position. Consensus among membership despite personal differences had been the cause of admiration of the Tamil people and source of inspiration to others as role model.

Tamil areas in Srilanka had borne the brunt of a very destructive war and has entered a phase which involves reconstruction of its infrastructure and rehabilitation of its fractured civil society. SCOT has been playing its role to the best of its ability in this productive and innovative venture. Main priority is economic revitalisation of affected Tamils and SCOT is contributing towards that greatly

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SCOTPartners and Beneficiaries

1977-2016

Record of humanitarian assistance to Tamils in Srilanka

Caritas EHED - Scholarships & Refugee Relief. St. Joseph’s Comm. Assoc. / St. Henry’sIlavalai.

Sri Ramakrishna Seva Ashram, Pt. Pedro . ORHAN Vavunya – Disabled Training Centre .

Hari Children’s Home, Batticaloa - Orphanage. OzanamCMRC, Batticaloa – Mentally Disabled.

ThilagavathiyarMagalirIllam, Batticaloa. RC Girls Home, Ilavalai – Orphanage

Vipulanada Children’s Home, Akkaraipattu. CORD – Women’s Development Project

Hindu Council – MangayarMandram. Vivekananda Girls Home, Valaichchenai .

Assist Resettlement & Rehabilitation . AEDU Trincomalee. – Vocational Training Centre,

Mallkam.REDO, Hatton – Livelihood Projects for Widows .

Family Rehabilitation Centre, Colombo . YMCA School for Visually Impaired,

Batticaloa .Human Development Centre, Jaffna St. Patrick’s, Jaffna – ChildrenfromVanni .

Ahavoli Family Service centre, Jaffna Centre for Women and Development, Jaffna .

Caring Hands Centre – Disabled Children Rehabilitation Project of Bishop of Mannar.

Association for visually Handicapped, Jaffna TIDE – Nuffield School for deaf, Kaithady .

Nectar Dairy Farm Project, Batticaloa Holy Family Convent, Uruthirapuram .

Jaipur Foot Program for War Victims. OFERR – For Srilankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu

NAHRO Health Project in Killinochchi Hindu SamayaAbhiviruttiSaba, Trincomalee.

TRO – Nursery School in Athikovilady. YMHA Batticaloa – IDP Relief & Flood Relief .

Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo – IDP relief. VOVCOD Trincomalee – IDP Relief.

Catholic Relief Organisation . Gurukulam, Kilinochchi– Vocational Training

Gods Own Children, Jaffna . SYNERGY, Batticaloa – Community Project

.Mahadeva Ashram, Killinochchi – Orphanage . Siddha Hospital, Kaitady – Herb Garden Unit

Jaffna Medical Faculty Gold Medal in Obstetrics . MoolaiCo-op. Hospital – Repair of Ambulance

Sri Shanmuga Trust, Trincomalee - Orphanage. St. Joseph’s Home for Elders, Columbuthurai

St. Lourdes, Vavuniya. Federation of Youths – Relief to IDPs in Vaharai.

ISLF of USA – Demo Farm, Kanakarayankulam NanattanMahaVidyalayam – Lab Equipment

St. Mary’s Boys Home, Kalmunai . Grace Home for children, Cheddikulam .

Vasantham Home for children, Vaddukkottai. Shakhti Social Welfare Centre, Batticaloa .

St. John’s Centre, Batticaloa – Orphanage . FOSDO Vavuniya – War displaced

Holy Family Sisters, Jaffna – War affected. SelvaSannathy Temple – Health Facility .

God’s own children, Jaffna – Education project . Jaffna Hospital Development Association

Vanni Eye Camp – Jaffna Hospital Hartley College – Education Project

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Dance Programme 7.00 pm Guests take their seats

7.30 pm Starters served to the table Band plays light music

8.00 pm Address by President SCOT Announcements by Emcee

8.30 pm Dinner served to the table Band plays light music

9.15 pm Dessert served to the table Sale of raffle tickets

9.30 pm Dance commences Music by Breeze

11.00 pm Raffle Draw & Auction

11.30 pm Dance continues

1.00 am Vote of Thanks & Carriages

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Devilled Casava

Spinach & Feta Pie

MAINSFried Rice (V)

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Mutton Curry

Fish Curry

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Devilled Potatoes

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SCOT - Small holder farmer support

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Department. Drip irrigation system imported from Tamil Nadu has been installed

in each of the half acre plot of the ten selected farmers, who will be trained to

operate the system by an engineer sent for training to India by SCOT. Srilanka

Centre for Development Facilitation has agreed to monitor the project.

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SCOT – Education advancement support

Placement test for the first batch of teachers to be trained in spoken English was

completed with the help of British Council Jaffna funded by Dr. Rajchandran, a

general council member of SCOT. Funding for purchase of equipment for the

science laboratory in Nanattan School in Mannar District for advanced level

students by SCOT was co-ordinated by Dr. Thambyraja, a Vice-President of SCOT.

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SCOT – Vanni Cataract Surgery Project

This eye camp was organised by Dr. Logendran an eye surgeon in the UK and a

member of SCOT. Patients were selected from Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaitivu and

Killinochchi and transported to Jaffna hospital where 120 cataract surgeries were

done over three days. Led by him, the team consisted of three eye surgeons in

Srilanka, Dr. Chandrakumar, Dr. Edirisinghe and Dr. (Mrs). Sivayoganathan.

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SCOT – Women Empowerment Projects

This is being done in partnership with organisations that are working with war

widows such as Centre for Women and Development (CWD), Mangayar Mandrams

of Hindu Council and Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development (CORD) to

set up income generating self-employment projects. These women are now able

to lead a dignified and contended life and support their families financially.

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