During the Keral tour of Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, he met a number of senior and veteran P&T TU leaders who have sacrificed their entire lives for the advancement of the workers and who have suffered all kinds of victimisation and led historic struggles. The opportunity was utilised by Com. Nambbodiri to vist them and honour them.

In Thiruvananthapuram Com. Namboodiri vistied veteran leader Com. P.V.Chandrasekharan, who was circle Secretary, Kerala for long 21 years and who has been ailing for some time at his home. Com. PVC, despite his ill health has been in the middle of organising the Pensioners Association, AIBDPA, as also guiding the BSNLEU in its day to day activities. On behalf of the CHQ, Com. Namboodiri presented a shawal and and appreciated the role of Com. PVC in making BSNLEU in Kerala to its excellent position. Com. R.Muralidharan Nair, AGS, was also present along with Namboodiri.

On 12th morning when Com. Namboodiri was on tour at Ernakulam, he visited Com. K.Prabhakaran, senior Telecom leader at his house and honoured him by presenting a shawl. Com. Prabhakaran had to face a lot of victimisation for leading the strikes and struggles. Com.Prabhakaran could not attend the meeting since he was not well and was under treatment.

At the time of Convention at Trichur on 12th January Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President honoured Com. M.R.Chandran, senior leader by presenting a shawl. Com MRC, as he is called, was one of the senior most leaders of the Line Staff Union and has faced victimisation several times for his leading role and participation in all the strikes and struggles.

At Palakkad Convention on 13th January Com.Namboodiri, All India President , honoured Com. V.Kesavan, former Circle President and at present Advisor, AIBDPA, Kerala Circle . Com.Kesavan had been in the forefront of all the struggles since 1968 strike and had been victimised several times. He was presented with a shawl in the convention by Com. Namboodiri.