IX Federal Congress of FNPO started with KR birth Centaury on 08.08.2012 world University Service Centre at Chennai. The Department of Posts released special cover in the honor of late Sri KR. The first day cover was released by Sri Brig.G. Bhuyan, Postmaster General (CCR), Tamil Nadu. The special cover was received by Mrs K.Ramamurthy. Sri J.T.Venkateswaralu, DPS (HQ) was present on the occasion. The grand open Session was inaugurated by Bro. Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, Asian Pasic Region UNI. Through video conference Bro. Phillips J. Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Globlele Union in his message narrated the service of Sri KR to the World Trade Union Community and to the Post and Telecom sector in particular. Bro. Eiichi Ito, Director UNI Postal Sector Japan addressed the large gathering. Dr. U. Srinivas Raghavan, Former Secretary Dept. of Post in his speech preside the leader ship qualities of Sri KR. The other prominent speakers were S.Brabhamanandan, Former Chief PMG, Tamil Nadu, Bro. Milind Nadkarni, General Secretary, UNIILC, Sri G.K.Padmanabhan, Ex-Secretary General, FNPO, Sri V.V. Ratneswara Rao, Former General Secretary, NUGDS, Sri K.Vallinayagam, Former General Secretary FNTO, Sri P.S.Babu, Former General Secretary, NUPE G C, Sri D.Kishan Rao, General Secretary, NUPE G C, Sri T.N.Rahate, President, FNPO, Sri A.H.Siddiqui, General Secretary, NUR-IV, Sri O.P.Khanan, General Secretary, AIPAOA, Sri P.U.Muralidharan, General Secretary, NUGDS, Sri R.Mano, Chairman, Reception Committee, Sri A.Somasundaram, Ex-vice President, NURC, addressed the open session. The function was presided over by Sri D.Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO. The vote of thanks given by Sri G.P.Muthukrishan. on this occasion the publication on inside in to Disciplinary Rules written By Sri P.N.Narasimhan, Indian Postal Service (Retd) & complied by Sri V.V.Ratneswara Rao was released by Bro. Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, Asian Pasic Region UNI.
