Meet Chennaiyin FC Team @ SSVM Campus
A well-knit programme of the sorts at Vellalore SSVM World School as the students impressed Chennaiyin FC team co-owner Abhishek Bachchan thru’ their scintillating performance. The hi-tech stage with led screen and banners projecting Chennaiyin FC team players performance and the co-owners of the team turned cynosure of all eyes.
Interestingly, Abhishek Bachchan and Chennaiyin FC team players Anirudh Thapa, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Masih Saighani and Andre Schembri were awestruck in seeing such a wonderful school environment on par with global standards while not to mention about the hi-tech auditorium which was a class apart. Students of SSVM clad in their uniform of coat and suit added glitter to the show.
And the auditorium was jam-packed with students occupying almost all the space right from floor seats to the balcony and cheering the football players and the Bollywood actor while the students school band music on the background was not only feast to the eyes but to the ears too. Culturals by students focusing on football theme was timely one which enthralled the audience. A fifth class student Rishikesh stole the show thru’ his outstanding performance both in skits and in dance recitals.
In his address, Abhishek Bachchan said: “It is great to see the students of SSVM partaking in such a range of sporting activities and it was an honour to see the positive impact Physical Education is having on these young pupils.”
During his interaction with the students Abhishek Bachchan said that India has the potential to become a super power in sports. We already have the population and the right kind of talent. We need the right infrastructure and coaching to achieve glory at the world level.
This was a strong motivation for him to become co-owner of Chennaiyin FC. We needed some one to be face of Chennaiyin FC and hence MS Dhoni joined us. We had to put up our first team within a short period of month. Getting a crowd for the first match was difficult and hence he requested his father Amitabh Bachchan to join the stands and he in turn roped in his friend actor Rajini Kanth. When the news was leaked about the celebrities, the Football stadium was full. The journey of the team has so far been quite a rewarding experience.
When asked to described his multiferarious roles as an Actor, Entrepreneur and Sports person, he said he would like to call himself as a work in progress. He would constantly like to improve on whatever he does. He said “My father Amitabh Bachchan has been my greatest inspiration. At the age of 77, he still has a lot of zests for life. His message to the young students was to wake up each day and to do their best. If you love doing something you will always find the time for it; or else you will find excuses. He wanted children to chase their dreams and achieve.
Abhishek Bachchan and his team had really inspired the whole school and no doubt that they made a lasting impression on all of the students they met. “Having Abhishek Bachchan and his team here at SSVM really has given an extra bit of magic to our young minds and that will help them get the maximum benefits from Physical Education and sports now and in the future”, opined Dr. Manimekalai Mohan, the Managing Trustee, SSVM Institutions. “At SSVM we believe in building a brighter future for young people though school sport. It promotes the fact that Physical Education, school sport and physical activity are proven to enhance physical health, boost mental wellbeing, build resilience, lift academic achievement and create active habits for life”, added Mohandoss, Trustee, SSVM Institutions.
—-SHEFA RAFI
