Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The mela was a grand success..some 3000+ people came..many celebrities came and endorsed the cause.. it was so heartening to see many of them come...people also turned up in huge numbers..hope the movements gets the pace it required for long! Thanks to u all who spread thru FB and email and word of mouth!

quite some good coverage..
cudnt get the tamil news paper links..dinamalar & dinamani covered well!
many more of the weeklies have taken bites and gone..
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3566519.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3566328.ece

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=2&pagesize&edid&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=25-06-2012&pubname&edname&publabel=TOI
http://safefoodalliance.blogspot.in/2012/06/safe-food-mela-media-reports.html

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=488017424555286&set=a.488016981221997.184149.100000410998113&type=1&theater
vikatan and hindu site have the video uploaded too! (cudnt get the links here)
There were many volunteers who made this possible..its up to all of us to keep the pace and take the movement forward.
Thanks to all involved...

Monday, June 25, 2012

Safe Food Mela - Media Reports

There have been several online and offline media reports of the Safe Food Mela in the Semmozhi Poonga on 24th June 2012, Sunday between 3 and 8 p.m. Following are but a few scanned media clips.

Deccan Chronicle

Dinamani

Dinamalar

Times of India

The HINDU

The New Indian Express

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Scenes from the Safe Food Mela, Semmozhi Poonga - happening now...

Crowds throng the Semmozhi Poonga for the Safe Food Mela...launch of the India for Safe Food campaign. People sign petitions seeking Safe Food to the Agricultural Minister...