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Mangaluru, Jun 1: Rev Fr Basil Vas, parish priest of Holy Rosary Church Alangar was felicitated in a public function at Samaja Mandir Moodbidri on May 28. The local leaders of all faiths hosted this event for the service of Fr Basil to the society. The president of the felicitation was K Abhay Chandra Jain, MLA Mulki- Moodbidri constituency. Local leaders Jagadish Adhikari, Amarnath Shetty, Abulala, Mohan Alva and religious leaders Monsignor Edwin Pinto, Ishwar Bhat were present along with other religious priests andMoodbidri deanery parishioners.

Mohan Alva, director of Alva's Education Trust gave the inaugural address, wishing Fr Basil Vas for his communitarian work in Moodbidri and surrounding areas. To live as a community of human beings love and community spirit are the needs of the day and Fr Basil has worked hard towards this cause he said. We need more leaders like him. He wished him well for his future ministry at Madanthyar parish.

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All the leaders present spoke highly of Fr Basil's work especially in the field of education, community building, parish work and inter-religious harmony. They wished him for his future ministry, that he may continue his good work in places where he is assigned and other places too.

P K Thomas, member of Moodbidri municipality and president of Akrama Sakrama, welcomed the gathering and L J Fernandes of Alva's Education Trust thanked everyone for their support in making this programme a success. The felicitation ended with everyone present thanking Fr Basil for his services and wished him well for his future ministry.