From Chev. Prof. George Menachery Chief Editor St.

Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India Member Archdiocesan Pastoral Council Member Of the Governing Body Christian Chair, Calicut University Pallinada Ollur Kerala 680306 09846033713, 04872352468, 04872354398 kunjethy@gmail.com,kunjethy@yahoo.com www.indianchristianity.com,www.nazraney.com.www.menachery.org To Sri Oommen Chandy Honb'le Chief Minister of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Respected Sir, We the representatives of the Nazraney Maha Kudumbayogam (Myself as President) had visited you at your residence and submitted a petition signed by the President, Secretary, Office Secretary, and Fr. K. M. George of the Pazhaya Seminary humbly requesting you to kindly grant a State subsidy to the Holy Land pilgrims from Kerala. At that time you had kindly consented to consider the the also the desire for setting up a St. Thomas University, to make arrangements for the protection and conservation of ancient Christian monuments, and to consider the Holy LandPilgrimage subsidy. However when you asked for details of such subsidies granted by other South Indian States we were unable to provide the details during such a short interview. I am herewith sending the copy of the AP Government Order granting Holy Land Pilgrimage Subsidy to the tune of Rs. 20,000/- per pilgrim.The detailed GO also lays down conditions for tour operators and parameters for the aselection of pilgrims. In the first year AP Govt. had set aside an amount of Rs. Two Crores for the purpose to subsidise the pilgrimage of 1000 pilgrims. This and the other exemplary schemes of the AP Minorities Development Finance Department are also enclosed.whichcould perhaps be followed by your honourable Goverment also. Also enclosed is the Court Judgement of the AP High Court setting aside all objections raised by interested parties against the granting of the said subsidy. We had also met in Trivandrum other ministers and legislators, including Sarvasri K. M. Mani, T.M. Jacob, P.J.Joseph, K.C. Joseph, Abdl Rabb, and the MLAs C.F.Thomas, Mons Joseph, Ravindranath, M. P. Vincent and C. who all expressed their support and goodwill for all these efforts, and many had also asked for copies of the AP GO which I was able to procure from the AP Ministry in Hyderabad recently. Awaiting your government,s kind and favorable response and action, Yours faithfully, Prof. George Menachery. Copy to: Hon'bleMinister Sri K. M. Mani Sri Abdul Rubb Sri. T. M. Jacob Sri P. J. Joseph Sri K. C. Joseph

Copies also to Sri P. C.George C. F. Thomas Mons Joseph Prof. Ravindranath M. P. Vincent
& Other Honble Minsters and Legislators we could not meet on that occasion. Copy of letters recd. From AP with copies of AP GO on Subsidy to Holy Land Pilgrims and High Court Order setting aside all objections to proceeding with the Holy Land Pilgrimage Subsidies and also Summary of Schemes of the AP Govt. Minorities Welfare Finance Corporation and AP Govt Minorities Welfare Department. Dear Prof.George Menachary, Just a short note to send you the attached GO concerning the Holy Land Pilgrimage for Christians of Andhra Pradesh. All the best for your efforts to get similar benefits to the Christians in Kerala. With warmest regards, Dr.Jetti A.Oliver JAO/kbm Dear Prof. George Menachery, Hope you had a safe travel back home. This note is to send you the attached copy of the judgment of the AP High Court lifting the ban on pilgrimage of Christians to the Holy Land duly sponsored by the Minority Welfare Department of the Govt. of A.P0. Attached also are a few paper clippings as desired. With warmest regards, Dr.Jetti A.Oliver JAO/kbm

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Copy of the petition personally handed over to your good selves at the Chief Ministers residence, Trivandrum by the Mar Thoma Nazraney Maha Kudumbayogam:

Petition made by the delegates empowered by the extraordinary conference of the St. Thomas Maha Kudumbayogam and invited scholars held at Kuruvilangad on 3rd July, 2011 to the HonbleChief Minister of Kerala Sri Oommen Chandy Esq.:, Thiruvananthapuram. Honble Chief Minister, Sir, We the delegates of the St. Thomas Maha Kudumbayogam and representatives of the scholars and cultural activists of the various Nazraney Christian Denominations take this opportunity to bring to your attention the incomparable record of service rendered by these Thomas Christian Communities to the people of Kerala in the fields of culture, education, and social service and to request you and your respected Government to kindly take the initiative to implement and realise the following : 1. To establish a University in the name of St. Thomas the Apostle of Christ who was the founder of the Christian Faith adhered to by the lakhs and lakhs of members of the Syro Malabar Church, the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Jacobite Syrian Church, the Mar Thoma Church, the Syro Malankara Church, the Chaldean Church and many other Churches and denominations of Kerala, on the pattern of the Sri Sankara Sanskrit University of Kalady or the Mahathma Gandhi University of Kottayam. 2. To allow a pilgrim grant and/or subsidy to all Christians of Kerala, irrespective of sect or denomination or rite desirous of making a Pilgrimage to the places associated with Lord Jesus Christ in the New Testament and the Venerable Fathers of the Old Testament in the Holy Land to promote spirituality and true religious fervour. 3. To instruct the Departments of Archaeology and Tourism to protect, conserve, and popularise all the different Jewish and Christian Monuments in the State, including the Megalithic monuments.. Yours faithfully, 1. Rev. Dr. K.M. George., Old Seminary, Kottayam 2. Chev. Prof. George Menachery, Historian, Trhrissur, President 3.Abram Ben Hur, General Secretary, St. Thomas Maha Kudumba Yogam, Archadeacon Centre, Pakalomattom P. O., Kuruvilangad, Kottayam. 4.Jacob Thomas Edassery, Kuravilangad.

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5.Prof. Dr. Tarsis Joseph, Kuravilangad.