Inaugural remarks
“The inauguration of
the Boston Thamil Center, Inc. opens a new chapter in the lives of the Sri Lankan Thamil residents of the
greater Boston area. The BTC
will address the educational and social needs of the younger generations and the welfare of all Sri Lankan Thamil residents by
providing a permanent meeting
place. In the long-term, BTC plans to support several needs of the members of the community by facilitating grant awards
that will benefit all Sri Lankan
Thamils and their descendants living in the greater Boston area, entire US and other countries. We invite all Sri Lankan
Thamil residents of the greater
Boston area to not wait for ceremonial invitations but to strengthen the hands of the current volunteers by volunteering your
time to help us all succeed
in this noble undertaking”
Chairman, BTC
"The creation
of the Boston Thamil Center, Inc. is one of its kinds in the United States of America and presents a unique opportunity
to the expatriate SriLankan
Thamil community. I hope that other SriLankan Thamil Communities will use this as a model to establish
such centers, to foster and promote
the nucleation of SriLankan Thamils"
Mr. Gajendrakumar G. Ponnambalam
(Member
of the Sri Lanka parliament)