Christmas celebrations at Hindustan varsity stress on serving the poor

Sadhu Chellappa, founder, Agni Ashram, Chennai was the guest of honour while Rev Eapen Mathew, vicar, St Paul’s Mar Thoma church, Adayar rendered the opening prayer.

In his message, Pandiarajan drew unity among all gods and said, “The concept of God is same in all religions; only the names differ. We are the temple of God. Love is God and God is love. Do everything with faith and hope, God will definitely help to overcome hurdles in life. The more you trust yourselves, the more you become the temple of God. Let us make this Christmas a day to bring ourselves closer to God.” 

Representations from all the institutions of Hindustan Group attended the event. Sadhu correlated Christmas with gifts, “The joy comes from gifting. Let us gift an enemy, forgiveness; an opponent, tolerance; a friend, our heart; to all, charity; to every child, a good example; and to ourselves, respect!”

Elizabeth Verghese, chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions, in her Christmas message, said, “Jesus is both God and human in the shape of one.

He emphasized on serving the poor, as they are equivalent to God. Christ should be celebrated during Christmas, not religion. Only through the love of God we can live in joy and harmony. Christmas brings universal love to this distraught world.” She further reminded everyone to stay committed to work for God and society in the new year.