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Thursday, September 27, 2012

KALLADA BOAT RACE ( Sree Ganesh wins Kallada boat race)


KALLADA BOAT RACE
Sree Ganesh wins Kallada boat race
The snake-boat Sree Ganesh of the Saint Francis Boat Club, captained by Sabu Pattakadavu, won the 43rd Kallada Boat Race held along the 1,400-metre course of the Kallada river from Muthiraparambu to Karuthrakadavu on Wednesday,26th September,2012.In the finals, Sree Ganesh cheered by hundreds of spectators from either banks of the river touched the finishing point at 6.15 p.m. The snake-boat Aanari of the Jesus Boat Club, captained by Fr. Felix Muppasseril, came second and Jawahar Thayankari of the Sangam Kanetti Club, captained by Nazar Pochayil, came third.The rowers of Sree Ganesh maintained the lead from the start. The winner was presented the Kallada trophy, Kundara Vilambara trophy, and the Narayanan Achary Memorial ever rolling trophy. Kodikummil Suresh, MP, presented the trophies to the winners.The presence of former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin added colour to the race. Inaugurating the boat race, he said Kerala was captivating and the boat race overwhelming.

Prof. John Kurakar

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