00:00 Sorry, I was wearing a costume when I came here.
00:03 I came from behind and I'm apologizing.
00:06 I shouldn't have said that.
00:08 He said he could see my underwear.
00:10 (Laughter)
00:11 Sorry.
00:12 I've dressed up.
00:15 If I had come in a normal way,
00:17 I would have worn a blue jeans and a black T-shirt.
00:21 My parents have come to me.
00:23 They never dare to take me to dinner or a reception.
00:28 I would have worn the same dress for a year.
00:31 It would have been an insult to them.
00:33 So, they took an effort and changed my dress.
00:38 I look like a PC sir's brother.
00:40 Thank you very much.
00:43 I'll say this without delay.
00:46 I want to thank Vinod for this.
00:53 We don't give bouquets to anyone in VFF.
01:01 I know it very well.
01:02 Once the function is over, it goes to your pin seat.
01:05 You'll forget it.
01:06 With that support, the three gods got their education.
01:12 Not with these two hands, but with the help of you,
01:17 these three children got their education.
01:20 I thank you for that.
01:23 Before we start off,
01:27 everyone knows that I'm a chronic bachelor.
01:30 But I have a daughter.
01:32 I want her to come on stage.
01:34 Yes.
01:35 Yes, we have the lovely Anton Mary.
01:39 There's a story.
01:40 And of course, Father Kingsley is with us.
01:43 Father Kingsley, can we please have you on to the stage?
01:47 My daughter is studying in Stella Maris.
01:51 Her name is Anton Mary.
01:53 Hello everyone.
01:59 I'm Vishal's college friend.
02:02 We studied together in college.
02:03 You all know Vishal's many good qualities.
02:06 I know.
02:07 I like social responsibility,
02:10 educating the poor,
02:12 educating the female children,
02:14 and educating the deserving female children.
02:17 I know that very well.
02:19 I got a request.
02:21 I got the privilege and the honor and the opportunity
02:26 to approach Vishal personally for such charity works.
02:30 When I asked, he immediately said yes for this child.
02:33 She's from Ganyaumari, from the fisher folk community.
02:38 She's also a well-studying student.
02:41 I approached him.
02:42 I wanted her to study in a good college.
02:47 But when it was a 8th grade,
02:49 we tried to get recommendations from 11 people.
02:52 We couldn't.
02:53 Finally, I got Vishal.
02:55 I told Vishal, and he immediately arranged for her.
02:58 Vishal is actually the 12th recommendation for this child
03:00 to get the admission, which was successful.
03:02 And she being a well-studying student,
03:05 and she's one of the toppers in the class, now third BA,
03:08 and she's doing very well.
03:09 She brings laurels and honor to Vishal in every way possible.
03:13 And she's really scoring very well.
03:15 She's submitting all the mark sheets, everything.
03:17 Whenever he sees Vishal,
03:19 when he sees her mark sheets,
03:21 not only does he feel very happy,
03:23 this is not a story, it's true.
03:25 I showed him the way to make her study,
03:28 but he's paying all her fees,
03:31 college fees, hostel fees, everything.
03:34 And beyond that,
03:36 since she being the well-studying student
03:38 from a very, you know, most backward community background
03:41 and so on, from a fisherfolk deserving community,
03:43 Vishal thinks even
03:45 he's a good officer.
03:47 He's gone one step up.
03:49 I want you to applaud for this.
03:51 Father Kingsley, you spoke very beautifully.
03:53 But we also want Anton Mary to speak
03:56 and share her experience.
03:58 We want to hear what she has to say.
04:00 And especially, she recently represented
04:03 Tamil Nadu youth in Portugal,
04:06 one of the selected members.
04:08 She being the deserving and well-studying
04:10 meritorious student.
04:12 And it's a real honor to Vishal, the guardian.
04:14 Thanks for sharing, Father Kingsley, Anton Mary.
04:16 Yes, yes, sir.
04:18 Before she speaks, I want to say
04:20 her request is very surprising to me.
04:23 There are many applications.
04:25 I'm fortunate that Kingsley brother said
04:28 when I read an application,
04:30 I want to study BA English in Stella Maris.
04:34 That's my dream.
04:36 After seeing that, I was like,
04:39 okay, right, okay,
04:41 I can pursue this.
04:43 I called Stella Maris principal.
04:45 I didn't have an exam.
04:46 Other colleges are giving free site.
04:48 I've never been to Stella Maris.
04:50 I called the principal and said,
04:52 mother, there's a deserving student.
04:54 Can you give him a seat?
04:56 We can sponsor him.
04:58 She thought about it.
05:00 Or
05:02 she couldn't do it.
05:04 Give her a chance.
05:06 Just give her a semester.
05:09 My child will definitely come first.
05:11 I said that.
05:13 She said call her tomorrow.
05:15 I called her again the next day.
05:17 She said, okay, but
05:19 I'll give her a semester as you said.
05:21 If she gets a bad mark,
05:23 I'm sorry, Vishal.
05:25 She'll definitely get it.
05:27 She came first in the class.
05:29 The girl sitting next to her
05:31 is an NRI student from Audi car.
05:33 I was proud.
05:35 I got a call again.
05:37 Vishal, I'll give you two seats next year.
05:39 I fulfilled your word.
05:41 My daughter fulfilled it.
05:43 So, I'm honored to have her on stage.
05:47 Because she deserves to be
05:49 introduced to all you lovely people.
05:51 So, hello everyone.
05:53 Actually,
05:55 this is like a dream world for me.
05:57 I studied in a school called
05:59 Sisters Convent in Kanyakumari
06:01 till 12th grade.
06:03 I studied in a school called
06:05 Nagarkoyil, Namla.
06:07 After that,
06:09 I wanted to study in a school like Stella Maris.
06:11 I was very eager.
06:13 When I was free,
06:15 I used to search in Google
06:17 when I was in 12th grade.
06:19 I really liked English.
06:21 I wanted to study in a women's college.
06:23 I was very eager.
06:25 Because,
06:27 from 1st to 12th grade,
06:29 I was brought up in a women's school.
06:31 That's why,
06:33 I wanted to study in a women's college.
06:35 My mom used to say,
06:37 "How can you think of Stella Maris?"
06:39 "You can only dream."
06:41 Somehow,
06:43 I came to know about
06:45 Father Kingsley.
06:47 When I approached him,
06:49 Vishal asked me,
06:51 "I got the seat."
06:53 "I got the admission in Stella Maris."
06:55 "Thank you so much, Vishal."
06:57 I was very emotional.
06:59 It was a big dream.
07:01 One more thing,
07:03 from July last,
07:05 nearly 20 days,
07:07 from August starting,
07:09 I was in Portugal.
07:11 At that time,
07:13 to go to Portugal,
07:15 we had an election
07:17 in the youth commission.
07:19 They rejected me.
07:21 But, we had to pay some amount.
07:23 They would look after 3/4th of the amount.
07:25 We had to pay 1/4th.
07:27 I couldn't pay.
07:29 We were struggling to pay.
07:31 When I told Anna,
07:33 "Why not?"
07:35 Anna paid the fees.
07:37 Like, for the trip,
07:39 flight ticket,
07:41 and asked me if I needed anything extra.
07:43 After I went to Portugal,
07:45 he asked me,
07:47 "Do you need anything extra?"
07:49 Really, he was like my father.
07:51 He is like my father.
07:53 He will be my father.
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