Government Medical College at Manjeri,Kerala Inaugurated Sunday Sep 1,2013

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurating the Govt Medical College at Manjeri on Sunday.

The college at Manjeri is the first medical college in the Govt sector in Kerala in 31 years — the one in Thrissur was inaugurated in 1982

The college would function from a five-storey building constructed for the Women and Children Hospital. As many as 100 students would be admitted in the first batch and 80 had joined. Classes had started, hospital sources said

Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar presided over the function.

Indian Union Muslim League president Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal was the chief guest. Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed laid the foundation stone for the tutors’ residential block. Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty and Finance Minister K.M. laid the foundation stones for an academic block and hostel block respectively.

Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed inaugurated the college library. Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb; Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar; Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali; E.T. Mohammed Basheer and M.I. Shanavas, MPs; K.N.A. Khader, Abdurahman Randathani, P. Ubaidulla, C. Mammootty and P.K. Basheer, MLAs; district panchayat president Suhara Mampad; District Collector K. Biju; Manjeri Municipal Chairman Vallanchira Mohammedali; senior officials of the Health Department, and leaders of different political parties attended the function.

M. Ummer, MLA, welcomed the gathering