Maramma Youth Club wins Madiwala Cricket Cup

Gonikoppal, May 11: On one hand, cricket, on the other hand, tug-of-war, dance, children's program, and the applause of the community around the field for 2 days, Maramma Youth Club of Balele won the 3rd annual cricket tournament organized by Veera Madiwala Machidevara SanghadiA and lifted the prestigious Madiwala Cricket Cup. The runner-up award went to Madiwala Sters of Aluwara. The third place went to Royal Machidevara Cricketers of Madapura and the fourth place to Vinayak Youths of Kirugur.

A 2-day cricket tournament was organized in the league format of Veera Madiwala Machidevara SanghadiA of Virajpet and Ponnampet taluks at the primary school ground in Gonikoppal. 10 teams from the district participated in this tournament. For the first time, Madiwala community members from various parts of the district participated in the sports festival beyond expectations. Attractive prizes including cash prizes were distributed to the winning team.

Helping unity

Speaking after inaugurating the closing ceremony, Muktananda Swamiji of Karinje Math, Shri Jagadguru Raghavendra Peetha, Moodbidri, said that the coming together of the community members can create unity in the community. The community members should have the ideal qualities of Machideva. They should study his life story. Sports will help the Madiwala organization grow stronger. Let the chariot of Madiwala never stop. They should give more attention to education.

Sri Veera Madiwala Machidevara Sangha District President D.P. Rajesh Padmanabha presided over the inaugural function and said that the decision to organize the sports festival was taken for the last 21 days. Due to the financial cooperation of the community beyond expectations, today we have made the sports festival, which had been stalled for the last 10 years, a success. The fact that community members came from various parts of the district and made the program a success is a testament to the unity of the community. In the future, the community is considering starting an educational institution. A request has already been made to the MLA of the constituency A.S. Ponnanna about the place required for this. The MLA has responded in a good manner. We are hopeful of providing good education to the Madiwalas by building an educational institution instead of the community hall. We are expecting the cooperation of the community members, he said.

Karnataka State Madiwala Sangha President C. Nanjappa said that the government has been urged to include Madiwalas in the Scheduled Caste category. Several conferences have been held and the Chief Minister has been summoned to the meeting to demonstrate the unity of the society. But some have expressed opposition. Obstacles have started to be faced in order to include them in the Scheduled Caste category. Instead, we have urged the government to provide reservation in education to Madiwalas. This will provide opportunities to get higher education. To encourage children, the Madiwala community organizes a large-scale ceremony every year and gives talent awards, he said.

Men's tug-of-war

Ten teams from the district participated in the tug-of-war competition organized for men. In the final match, Team Madiwala Gonikoppa won by defeating the Machideva Warriors team from Madikeri.

Women's tug-of-war: 8 teams from the district participated in the tug-of-war competition organized for women and finally the Gonikoppa Veera women's team won the first place by defeating the Queens team of Ballyamundur. Attractive prizes including cash prizes were distributed to the winning team.

The program was attended by many dignitaries including the Vice Presidents of Madiwala Sangha Girija Prema, D.J. Keshav, Co-operative Secretary M.K. Ganesh, M.B. Abhishek, Treasurer Vanitha Vasant, Sports Coordinator Vinu, Donor Raja and others. Various sports were organized for women, men and children as part of the program. The dance performance of the Cyclone team and the children's disguise attracted attention. As part of the program, senior achievers of the community, retired soldiers and those who have achieved in the fields of art, literature, sports and education were felicitated and honored. The general secretary of the society M.R. Mahadev welcomed, the group prayed, Shweta Kantaraj narrated and expressed his vote of thanks. The prominent members of the association such as M.K. Ravikumar, Ratan, Sreejith, S.J. Prasad, M.C. Ganesh, Prema, Ranjith, Pooja, Vinita, Lepu. Satish Kumar, Ganesh and many other social activists participated in the sports festival in large numbers.

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