A Memorial Service paying tribute to Late Thiagarajah Maheswaran MP, former Sri Lanka Minister for Hindu Religious & Cultural Affairs was held on Saturday January 5th, 2008, in Toronto, Canada.
Several members of the community attended the Memorial Service which was held at Athi Arul Neri Mandram, jointly with Canada Karai Cultural Association. Many dignitaries paid glowing tribute to Parliamentarian T. Maheswaran.
Portrait of Maheswaran MP at the Memorial Service
Cross section of community members in attendance
Several speeches were delivered, honouring and paying tribute to the late Parliamentarian:
Mrs.K. Sothinathan, Secretary, Canada Karai Cultural Association
Mr. Tharmarajah, Vice President, Canada Karai Cultural Association
Dr. Athi Kanapathy Somasundaram
Mr. K. Sivasothy, CEO, Canadian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation
Mr. Veera Subramaniam
Selva Sanithy Murugan Temple priest Mr. Bhuvanenthiran Iyah
Kanapathi Ravindran, Artist
Logan Kanapathy, Councillor-Ward 7, Town of Markham
‘Ilaya Bharathy’ Mr.K.Sivasothy paying respect at the Memorial service
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