13-07-2025
Ambalappuzha MLA Merit Award presented
Fostering a socially responsible younger generation is vital for the progress of Kerala, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has said.
Inaugurating the distribution of Ambalappuzha MLA Merit Award (Ponthilakam 2025) at T.D. Medical College auditorium at Vandanam on Sunday, Mr. Balagopal said that the State was leading the country in academic excellence. 'Students should diligently fulfil their responsibilities to uphold this achievement,' he said.
Students who achieved outstanding results in SSLC and Plus Two examinations, schools that recorded excellent performance, university rank holders were felicitated. Film actor Pramod Veliyanad, writer Akhil P. Dharmajan, Ernakulam Assistant Collector Parvathi Gopakumar, film directors Najeem Koya, Ghafoor Y. Ilyas, and Ubaini Ebrahim, theatre artist Job Madathil, cultural activist H. Subair, and philanthropist V. Rajan were honoured at the event.
H. Salam, MLA, presided.
