KOZHIKODE: Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has said that steps would be initiated to start a new flight service between Kozhikode and New Delhi.Inaugurating the presentation of P V Sami Memorial Industrial and Socio-Cultural Award here at the Tagore Centenary Hall on Thursday, the minister further said direct service connecting Delhi with Kozhikode would bring some respite to the growing travelling woes of the people.He also said that the recently introduced Kozhikode- Thiruvananthapuram- Kochi-Agathi aircraft will help in bringing better connectivity between different places in the state.Terming P V Sami a business man who never propagated neo-liberal ideas, Vayalar Ravi said that Sami had worked for the welfare of the entire society. It is his hard work and endowment that helped Sami to establish the business empire that we are seeing today, he added. Later, he presented the award to NRI industrialist P Mohamed Ali alias Galfar Mohamed Ali.Earlier, a commemorative meeting and a seminar were also organised by the Sami Memorial Trust. M P Veerendrakumar presided over the function. P V Chandran, P V Gangadharan, M P M Mubashir, M K Raghavan M P, T K Jayaraj and others attended.
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