IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL

Felicitation to DR. ABDULLAH (Periyar Dasan) @ IPC

Dr. Abdullah Formerly known as Periyar Dasan, from Tamil Nadu and visiting professor of California University, USA  from Tamil Nadu, embraced Islam months ago in Saudi Arabia. He is a well known Psychologist, Orator, Writer and Politician. He preached atheism for 45 years. Affected by the teachings of Periyar, an atheist leader in south India, Mr. Seshasalam, changed his name as Periyar Dasan.

Veteran scholar and orator Professor Periyar Dasan has embraced Islam. Now he is Professor Abdullah. Periyar Dasan's conversion to Islam is the defining moment of the decade as far as the Muslim community of Tamil Nadu is concerned.

He is now in Kuwait after a remarkable visit to Dubai. Dr Periyar Abdullah has evoked widespread interest among the Tamil speaking world during his visit to the Gulf countries including Kuwait.

Here in Kuwait he attended various programmes. IPC along with its Monthly Tamil Magazine Vasantham arranged a programme of intellectuals of various Tamil Organizations functioning in Kuwait at Tourist Hotel in Kuwait City to felicitate Dr. Abdullah!Mr. M.A. Abdul Musavir, Editor of Vasantham Tamil Monthly and in charge of IPC,Head office Tamil section organized the programme. In his presidential address Mr. Yusuf Abaya, Editor of IPC, Philiphine Magazine and of Kuwait Philiphine Cultural Centre introduced Dr. Abdullah and welcomed him. In his guest speech Dr. Abdullah said why he embraced the religion of truth and how Islam affected him. After a long journey of 45 years of preaching atheism, he  began to study on Quran for 10 years from 2000.Atlast he surrendered himself to the truth. He explained how Quran is an authentic source of Truth. After that Mr. Yusuf Abaya presented Dr. Abdullah a momento. Dr. Kumar , senior Scientist in Ministry of Agriculture gave vote of thanks.