Nonagenarian professor emeritus of social work D Devaraj dwelt at length the sacrifices made by freedom fighters during the Indian freedom movement and urged students of School of Engineering of Avinashilingam Institute to work with a vision to excel in life. He underlined the importance of serving the needy.
Earlier, Dr.Saroja Prabhakaran, former Vice-chancellor and Director, Hall of Residence unfurled the tricolour flag in the presence of trust members Dr.Gowri Ramakrishnan and KaminiSurender, who were special invitees at the I-Day celebrations.