Date:02/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120250840200.htm

Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

DCC tributes to terror victims

Special Correspondent

Thiruvananthapuram: Glowing tributes were paid to the security personnel who laid down their lives fighting the terrorists who unleashed violence in Mumbai at a function organised by the District Congress Committee (DCC) here on Monday.

Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy who inaugurated the function said the nation had sent out a strong message by coming together in a crisis.

He said the former Home Minister Shivraj Patel had set an example by assuming moral responsibility and stepping down in the wake of the terrorist attack.

KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala administered a pledge expressing solidarity. Speaking on the occasion, he said the attack was a conspiracy by external elements to destabilise the nation.

DCC president V.S. Sivakumar presided. Gandhian P.Gopinathan Nair inaugurated the meeting.

A musical performance was also held.