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MESSAGE DE L’UNION TAMOULE DE MAURICE

A L’OCCASION DE TAMIZHE PUTTAANDU (VARUSHA PIRAPPU) 2018

Samedi 14 Avril, les Tamouls du monde entier célébreront le ‘Tamizhe Puttaandu’ qui marquera le début de la 5120ème année du calendrier tamoul connu comme “ATTY AANDHU” (Vilambi), un samedi ordinaire mais qui n’enlève en rien la signification de cette commémoration millénaire qui restera un point de repère dans nos traditions ancestrales.

Selon des coutumes bien établies, une nouvelle année qui commence est le moment choisi pour faire le bilan de celle qui s’est achevée, formuler des vœux pour l’avenir et s’échanger des souhaits. Néanmoins, une fois n’étant pas coutume, à l’Union Tamoule de Maurice, nous pensons qu’il est temps de sortir de cette routine paralysante pour regarder les choses en face et de prendre conscience vers quoi nous nous acheminons.

Sans pour autant frapper l’attention de façon ostentatoire, mais irrésistiblement, nous constatons, par la consolidation de nouvelles tendances qui prennent racines. Dans presque tous les domaines de la vie, que le monde s’achemine inexorablement dans une direction qu’on arrive mal à discerner les réelles conséquences, mais qui, néanmoins, nous interpelle tous, sans exception.

Loin de nous, à l’Union Tamoule de Maurice, l’idée de nous ériger comme la conscience collective. Mais ne serait-ce que pour nous limiter à notre rôle et engagement de défendre les intérêts de ceux que nous représentons et, par extension, toute la Communauté tamoule, nous pensons qu’il est de notre devoir d’attirer l’attention sur la confusion qui nous entoure, cette incapacité de prévoir avec justesse ce qui se situe devant nous, une situation qui transcende les diverses composantes de notre Etat arc-en-ciel. D’ou la nécessité d’un sursaut, voire une réaction collective pour un redressement salutaire. Mais nous ne pouvons, malheureusement, que parler au nom de ceux que nous représentons.

Limitée donc qu’elle est, l’Union Tamoule de Maurice exhorte ses adhérents à se tourner d’avantage vers le Tout-Puissant, d’accorder plus d’importance aux choses spirituelles et abandonner cette tendance dominante qui devient la norme: cette course effrénée vers le matérialisme et les plaisirs. Cette nouvelle tendance qu’on croit devoir adopter pour être ‘in’, qu’on appelle le modernisme alors que ‘décadence’ serait un qualificatif plus approprié.

Néanmoins, un message à l’occasion de Tamizhe Puttaandu (Varusha Pirappu) sans souhaits ni vœux serait peu conventionnel. L’Union Tamoule de Maurice, donc, sans verser dans le traditionnel ‘tout le bonheur du monde’, étend à tous ses adhérents et la Communauté en général ses vœux pour des lendemains meilleurs et que la paix et l’harmonie soient toujours parmi nous. Plus de solidarité dans nos rangs, plus d’harmonie au sein des familles, plus d’engagement envers les priorités nationales seraient le meilleur des souhaits.

Un moment aussi de vœux, pour nos proches, nos amis et coreligionnaires, sans oublier ceux qui nous dirigent, ceux qui ont entre leurs mains la destiné du pays, et d’adresser des requêtes pieuses au Créateur pour que la paix et l’harmonie puissent résister à cette vague d’instabilité qui balaie toute la planète. Un moment d’avoir confiance dans l’avenir tout en rejetant cet optimisme béat qui pousse à croire que toute solution tombera du ciel.

En souhaitant Tamizhe Puttaandu Nalvaaztukkal à tous les frères et sœurs, l’Union Tamoule de Maurice renouvelle son engagement pour être toujours à la pointe du combat pour faire avancer la cause de ceux qu’elle représente.

A vous tous, permettez-moi de vous souhaiter INIYA TAMIZHE PUTTAANDU NALVAAZTUKKAL.

Vaazga Tamizhe Mozhi

Vaazga Tamizhe Makkal

Vaazga Mauritius

Vaazga ATTY Aandhu

Nandri Vanakkam

Ganessen Annavee

Président 

Thirukkural Isai - Ullamthirum Valluvam is saint Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural Comprising of 1330 Kurals in light musical form. The album is conceptualised and composed by Indian music composer Bharadwaj. This first of its kind global project, has the 1330 Kurals sung by professional singers from all over the world and its meaning rendered by Tamils from all walks of life and from around the world.

The philosophy of Thirukkural in musical form will provide guidance and breakthroughs for everyone in every sphere of human endeavor.

PROFILE OF JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN

Born in 1963 at Chennai, Tamilnadu, India to Mr.Ma.Ranganathan, and Mrs. Krishnammal, being the son of a renowned writer, Justice Mahadevan was attracted towards art and literature from very young age. He actively participated in various literary meetings , seminars and symposiums during his school, college days and won several accolades. With the degree in Economics from Madras University, he completed law at Madras Law College. Since enrolled with the bar council of Tamilnadu commenced his legal profession in civil, criminal, original and writ sides with specialization in Indirect taxes, Customs and Central Excise matters. He served as an Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the Tamil Nadu Government and as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel and Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India at Madras High Court. He has conducted more than 11,000 cases out of which more than 500 cases have been reported in law journals. After completion of 25 years of practice he was elevated as the Judge of one of the prestigious charted high courts of India, the Madras High Court on 25/10/2013.

Justice Mahadevan has rendered many noteworthy judgments with social conscience on various subjects upholding equality and empowerment of women, freedom of expression and speech, rights of third gender, preservation of nature, agricultural lands and the artistic wealth of India in the form of Idols, sculptures, etc and the role of the state to protect and safeguard the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution of India.

To name a few:

** The Thirukkural Judgment reported in 2016 (5) CTC 166. ...2...

Considering the scope of judicial review, the role of the state to protect the fundamental rights and the depletion of moral values in the society, Justice Mahadevan held that it is only by education, reformation is possible in the society and such reformation is possible only by learning and practicing “ Thirukkural”, the gem of moral philosophies in the world as a separate subject by the students between Standards VI to XII in Tamil Nadu, from a young age, and isued a direction to modify the syllabus by including 108 chapters of Thirukkural contains 1080 couplets, after a detailed comparison with other philosophical works, supremacy of Thirukkural and the need of hour. The government accepting the directions has included 105 chapters of ‘Thirukkural’ in the syllabus from the academic year 2017-18 onwards.

** Banned Sand mining in the state of Tamil Nadu.( reported in 2017 5 CTC 166)

In a recent judgment rendered in November 2017 which drew the attention of the entire country,holding that natural resources are the wealth of the country, since there is an alternate source to procure sand and to preserve the river beds from depletion and to save agriculture and the future generations from extinction, Justice Mahadevan banned mining of sands in Tamil Nadu.

** Protection of right to freedom of speech and expression. 2017 (6) CTC 225.

Sitting in the Full Bench, in the judgment referred above, the ban imposed on the books “Meendezhum Pandiyar Varalaru” and “Venthar Kulathin Iruppidam Ethu?” was lifted by Justice Mahadevan holding that the freedom of speech and expression is a right but subject to certain limitations. It was also observed that such right cannot be used as a tool to malign other castes and communities on personal bias. ...3...

**Protection of Agricultural Lands.

Justice Mahadevan , while sitting in the Division Bench with the then Chief Justice, to protect the agricultural lands from being illegally converted as residential and commercial plots, imposed a ban on the sale of unauthorised and unapproved plots, thereby prompting the government to come up with a scheme.

**Right to equality and empowerment of women.

Upholding the right of a married woman to seek employment on compassionate ground on par with a son, Justice Mahadevan declared that the state cannot impose any restrictions as it would be in violation of right to equality and would amount to discrimination as enshrined in Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

**Justice and equal treatment of transgender.

When the application of a transgender for the post of Sub-Inspector of Police was refused, a direction was issued by Justice Mahadevan to accept the application and permit the transgender to participate in the selection process. The transgender ultimately succeeded and is now employed in the Tamil Nadu Police service as an officer.

**Public Interest in Land Acquisition matters.- 2014 (2) CWC 763.

While discussing the powers of the State and the Union to enact laws on the same subject with or without repugnancy, Justice Mahadevan held that the public interest is paramount over the interest of individuals and no political motives can be attributed to welfare measures by the government, and upheld the right of the government to acquire the land and ...4... further directed to proceed with the acquisition for public cause without further delay by following the procedures.

**Protection of temple idols.

In a landmark judgment, Justice Mahadevan issued directions for the computerisation of the list of idols and measures to be taken to safeguard the idols in the temples and for establishment of a special camp to investigate and try the cases relating to theft and export of valuable idols from the temples in Tamil Nadu to foreign countries. The challenge by the government against such verdict was turned down by the Supreme Court at the admission stage itself.

**Opportunity before termination-2017 7 MLJ 150.

Upholding the right to be heard before being terminated, the order of dismissal from service was set aside by Justice Mahadevan holding that when the procedures contemplate the issuance of charge memo, opportunity, enquiry and then action based on the report, such summary dismissal from service on the ground of “ unbecoming of a government servant” for an unsubstantiated allegation was bad in law and the petitioner was directed to be reinstated.

**Retrieval of Temple Lands- . 2015 1 CWC 189.

The alienation of Temple Lands were held to be illegal and directions were issued for retrieval of temple lands from encroachers. Considering the provisions of HR & CE act, directions were issued to let out the temple properties only by way of public auction.

**Recital of Saivite hymns and justice to “Oduvars”.

Recital of “ Thevarams, Thiruvacagam and other Thirumurai” considered to be one of the methods of worshipping Lord Shiva is practised in the ...5... temples in Tamil Nadu. “ Oduvars” who were appointed by the government to recite the hymns in “PanniranduThirumurai” in the Lord Siva Temples in Tamil Nadu, were directed to be treated on par with other government servants and directions were issued for re-fixation and payment of their salary.

**Regularisation of Sanitary workers and fixation of pay-2017 (3) LW 274.

In a landmark judgment rendering benefits to thousands of sanitary workers, their services were directed to be regularised with pay to be fixed from the date of their initial appointment was rendered by Justice Mahadevan as a part of the Full Bench.

**Administrative Functions of departments in State- 2014 1 MLJ 320.

Justice Mahadevan sitting in a Division Bench, holding that bifurcation of posts for administrative reasons would not amount to diluting the qualification, has held that persons with legal qualification only can be appointed in the administrative posts handling legal issues emphasizing that only such appointments can curb unnecessary litigations.

**Compensation to Injured Workmen- 2014 (1) MLJ 488.

Holding that an incurable disability, though may be of a lesser percentage has to be treated on par with disability at 100% and the compensation to the workman was enhanced.

** Jurisdiction of Civil Court- 2015 (5) CTC 465.

Discussing the scope of doctrine of DOMINUS LITIS, Justice Mahadevan has held in umpteen number of cases that the parties to a contract are empowered to enter into a contract to submit to the jurisdiction of either of the courts, within whose jurisdiction, a part of cause of action has arose....6...

Being part of the legal services authority, Justice Mahadevan participated in various mediation and conciliation programmes for early settlement of litigations and continues his untiring judicial service to the needy people.

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