Muthoot pappachan group’s anti-ragging roadshow concluded in Chennai

Chennai, 12, 2010: Muthoot Pappachan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Muthoot Pappachan Group, rolled out India’s first national anti-ragging campaign called ‘Bus Aur Nahin (meaning ‘Enough, No More of Ragging’) on 11^th August 2010 at New Delhi. This 11 city, month long anti-ragging awareness campaign was concluded today at Loyola College after visiting over 50 colleges across the country. Mr. T K Rajend ran, IPS, ADGP, Tamil Nadu and Mr. Thomas George Muthoot, Director, Muthoot Pappachan Group, officially concluded the campaign today, by signing against India’s longest anti-ragging signature canvas and folding the anti-ragging flag.

Thomas George Muthoot, Director, Muthoot Pappachan Group, said, “Ragging destroys the will and motivation of the most promising amongst students, targeting particularly those who concentrate on academic achievement. The Muthoot Pappachan Foundation is glad to be the first corporate house in India to take up the matter of ragging nationwide. We are proud that this campaign has also been a platform for over 40,000 students across the country to pledge that they will never rag their juniors.”

India’s longest running anti-ragging bus which has covered over 5000 kilometers, after visiting colleges in Chennai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Kochi, Kottayam and Trivandrum was halted for display at Chennai. The signature canvas which has over 40,000 signatures of students across the country who have signed pledging that they will never rag their juniors was also displayed.

The entire campaign which was rolled out by Muthoot Pappachan Foundation created awareness about the menace of ragging through social networking platforms like Facebook and twitter as well. Students across the country have expressed their solidarity for this campaign through these social networking sites. The entire event was recorded and uploaded on Facebook<www.facebook.com/busaurnahin2010> for people across the country to view. The ‘Bus Aur Nahin’ anti-ragging roadshow was also supported with two short public service films that were telecasted over major national news and youth-focused channels.