The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sardar Patel Memorial Society (SPMS) UK will be held on Sunday, 11th April 2021 from 5pm to 7pm via Zoom Election of Executive Committee. The election takes place every two years and therefore, there will be Election of the New Committee at this AGM.
Sardar Patel Memorial Society UK is a voluntary organisation and was established in 1985 by the followers and admirers of Sardar. It is the Sardar Patel Memorial Society (SPMS) UK’s aim to bring awareness on the life and work of the great leader, not only to our children, but to the wider communities. The SPMS UK has major responsibilities to discharge obligations within the frameworks of aims and objectives of the Society.
To date SPMS has held a number of events to propagate the legacy of Sardar Patel in the spirit of Unity.
Several events, exhibitions
Annual celebration of Birth Anniversary and Nirvana Day – with well-known speakers paying tribute to the Iron Man of India. Sardar died in 1950, The then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao (1991–96) bestowed Bharat Ratna Award upon Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991, 41 years after his death. Over the years his legacy and memory has only been lauded.
In 1990, Shree Narendra Modi, then the Secretary of BJP and now the Prime Minister of India, addressed the large audience at Brent Town Hall during Sardar’s Birth Anniversary. Exhibitions have included display of photos, showing of films and display of other literature relating to SPMS.
Lectures on Sardar’s life by dignitaries
Other lectures include series of those delivered by Shree Rajendra Bhagat in Leicester, Preston and other towns in Midlands. In 2002 Shri L K Advani, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India unveiled a bronze bust, donated by SPMS UK and various voluntary organisations, in presence of H.E. Mr Ronen Sen, at India House.
A bronze bust was also installed in Brent Library. SPMS brought variety of publications from India including, a book titled ‘Patel A Life’ by Rajmohan Gandhi. At the Annual General Meeting of SPMS UK, held on 12th May 2018, a new executive committee unanimously elected CB Patel, as Chairman.
At present – The current Executive Council constitutes 3 Trustees: Jitubhai Patel, Sumantrai Desai and Sharad Parikh
Officers: Chairman C B Patel, Vice - Chairman – Lord Rami Ranger,
Secretary General – Krishna Pujara, Treasurer – Deepak Patel
Committee Members: Bhanubhai Pandya, GM Patel, G P Desai,
Hemesh Patel, Jayant Patel, Kala Patel, Mahendra Jadeja, Rajesh Patel and Sulochana Sethi.
Hon: Chief Executive – Kanti Nagda
If you are a member of SPMS UK - then you are welcome to submit your nomination to join the Executive Board of SPMS UK. The AGM gives members the opportunity to hear about SPMS UK’s work and meet with other members of the organisation.
For further information and to receive relevant papers of the AGM, please contact Krishna Pujara on 07931 708028 or email [email protected]
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