Health Minister says all sections of society should be given equal opportunities

Health Minister K.K. Shylaja has said that democracy will become meaningful only if all sections of society have equality of opportunities.

Inaugurating an awareness seminar on ‘Gender equality: reality or myth’, organised by the Mar Thoma Church Educational Society at St. Thomas School on Saturday, Ms. Shylaja said the Christian mission was to create a heaven for all on earth. This would be possible only if all sections of society, regardless of caste, race, or gender, were treated equally and given equal opportunities, she added.

Delivering the keynote address, Joseph Mar Thomas Metropolitan said the God’s kingdom would take full shape only with a deep sense of humanity. Shashi Tharoor, MP; Geeverghese Mar Theodosius, Bishop of the Mumbai Diocese of the Mar Thoma Church; Joseph Mar Barnabas, the Diocesan Bishop of Trivandrum-Quilon Diocese; Jacob Punnoose, former State Police Chief; former civil servant Ashok Koshy; K Paulose, Surya Vinod, actor, Gita Gopal spoke at the seminar organised by Navodaya movement under the Mar Thoma church.