M Swaraj DYFI state president, T V Rajesh sec

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The DYFI  state convention held here elected  M Swaraj as state president, T V Rajesh as state secretary and  K S  Sunilkumar as treasurer.  T V Rajesh MLA has been retained to the post of  state secretary. A A Shazeer (Kannur),  P A Mohammad ( Kozhikode),  S Subhashchandra Bose( Palakkad) V P Rajeena ( Malappuram), C Sumesh (Thrissur) were elected joint secretaries.M Madhu(Wayanad),  P P Divya (Kannur),  T V Anitha (Ernakulam), G Muralidhran( Kollam) were elected vice-presidents.  A 22-member secretariat was also elected.  The convention elected a 75- member  state committee. The convention decided to raise protest against  any move to raise the pension age and impose ban on recruitment.  The DYFI will launch a  campaign against communalism and terrorism. Women’s conventions will be held in all districtsto protest atrocities against women and children.  Coaching centres will be set up at block /area centres to provide coaching to the candidates preparing for PSC tests. A sub-committee at the state-level will intervene in issues involving PSC  appointments and ranklists.   Media workshops and training in making IT beneficial for society will be held at the district-level. A state tribal convention is another programme to be organised under the aegis of the organisation. Earlier,  Deputy Opposition leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan inaugurated the convention.