Kaiyuree Moodley and her mom Devi Sankaree Govender received Amman Awards for excellence in sport and media, respectively.
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The Ammen Awards were hosted at the Mount Edgecombe Arts And Culture Hall on Friday, celebrating individuals who demonstrate exceptional service to the community.
The recipients were:
PROMOTION OF HINDU RELIGION:
Mr Balakisten, Lutchmi Govender and Guruji Kirit Acharya.
PROMOTION OF EASTERN LANGUAGES:
Tamil: Papamma Naidoo (Shiela Maam)
Premier Thami Ntuli receives a garland from Venashree Naidu.
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PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE:
Theshen Naicker, Arish Sirkissoon and Malin Kisten.
EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA:
Devi Sankaree Govender and Vishal Maharaj.
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION:
Westham Secondary School
The recipients, guests and temple officials.
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EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS:
Kaiyuree Moodley and Charmaine Reddy
COMMUNITY SOCIO-ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT:
Kasaval Venketes Ricky Naidoo, Pathmananthan Jay Alwar, Visvanathan Boston Moonsamy and Ashlin Ellan.
Narend Singh, the Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, kneeling, offered prayer at the Shri Mariammen Temple.
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:
Magesh Moodley, Roshan B Panday, Kumar Batohi, Yegambaram Dennis Padayachi, Reshmee Jaikishor, Pragalathan and Pavashni Sigamoney, Deon Chetty, and Prahalad Sunny and Parasathi Roslyn Bhim.