During the visit to Kerala, I attended two well participated Conventions arranged by BSNLEU at Thiruvananthapuram on 15^th and at Calicut on 16^th October 2012.  These were organised especially for reporting of the VI All India Conference held at Ludhiana from 25^th to 28^th September.

The Convention at Thiruvananthapuram was attended by the delegates from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathanamthittta, Ernakulam districts. In addition a large number of comrades from TVM also attended. Com. A.V.Kuriakose, circle president presided. Convention was inaugurated by Com. Kadakampalli Surendran, MLA, who spoke about the present situation and the struggles by the people and workers against the anti-people policies of the government. During my address I briefed the house about the important decision taken by the AIC, including the proposed Demands Day on 1^st November on the issues of the Casual and Contract Labour. The major issues settled and the issues which are pending was also mentioned. Coms. P.V.Chandraseklharan, R.Muralidharan Nair, AGS, K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary and other comrades addressed.

Calicut Convention was presided over by Com. Kuriakose, Circle President. Com. Jayarajan, District Secretary, Calicut welcomed all. Delegates from Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad and Tode, Malappuram, Palakkad and Thrissur attended. In my inaugural address, I briefed about the important decisions of the AIC and organisational issues. Coms. K.Mohanan, R.Muralidharan nair,K.Damodaran, M.Vijayakumar and other leaders addressed.

Both the conventions were a big success with maximum participation and enthusiasm.