The Viswa Malayala Maholsavam (World Malayala Grand Festival) was inaugurated by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on the 30th of October, 2012 (Tuesday) at 10.58 am in a grand colourful ceremony at Thiruvannthapuram, the Capital of Kerala.
The ceremony was attended by the Governor of Kerala HR Bharadwaja, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Revenue Minister K M Mani, Cultural affairs Minister K C Joseph, central ministers Shashi Tharoor, ONV Kurup, MT Vasudevan Nair etc among many other personalities.
In his message, the president praised Kerala and Malayalam language very much. He also quoted the long history of this language spoken by the people of 'God's own Country'
This celebration is expected to boost the Language Malayalam and give it a prominent place in the National and international levels.
The ceremony was attended by the Governor of Kerala HR Bharadwaja, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Revenue Minister K M Mani, Cultural affairs Minister K C Joseph, central ministers Shashi Tharoor, ONV Kurup, MT Vasudevan Nair etc among many other personalities.
In his message, the president praised Kerala and Malayalam language very much. He also quoted the long history of this language spoken by the people of 'God's own Country'
This celebration is expected to boost the Language Malayalam and give it a prominent place in the National and international levels.