Daijiworld Media Network – Doha
Doha, Oct 17: M Iqbal Manna, a prominent social worker and community activist from Udupi district, was honoured at a ceremony held in Qatar on Friday, October 16.
The felicitation programme was organised by SKMWA Qatar, an organisation comprising members from the coastal Karnataka districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The event was held at Park House School.
SKMWA president Imran Bawa, the organisation's former vice-president Abdul Qasim Udupi, former Karnataka Sangha president Dr Ravi Shetty, KMCA vice-president Ashmath Ali, Tulu Koota president Vijay, Mangalore Cultural Association vice-president Jovita Pereira, Ramachandra Shetty, Ibrahim Byari, Nasir Manjeshwar, Shoaib Ahmed, Sameer and several other dignitaries and prominent community leaders were present at the programme.
M Iqbal Manna has been actively involved in social service and various public welfare initiatives in Udupi district. The honour bestowed on him in a foreign country has brought happiness to the coastal Kannadiga community.
The programme reflected the importance of harmony, unity and mutual cooperation among the people of coastal Karnataka.