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                                            My dear Dr.
                                            Alagappa Chettiar,
                                         
                                            I received your kind New
                                            Year Message and was very glad to go through its contents. I wish the Year will bring you
                                            all happiness and prosperity and that you would win fresh laurels from a grateful public.
                                         
                                            I have always held that the
                                            progress made in the University and the achievements during the last six or seven years
                                            are due to your great initiative. Whether in the College of Technology, or in expansion of
                                            Arts & Science Colleges or in furthering colleges of Teaching your initiative led
                                            others to follow your lead. And now your endeavors for an Engineering College is making us
                                            all feel more and more beholden to you. If sometimes those who are not fully conversant
                                            with the picture, express sentiments appreciative of my contributions, I cannot forget
                                            that I owe it to you a great deal for all the success that has attended our labours.
                                         
                                            It has been a great source
                                            of pleasure to me to be associated with you in all these endeavours and I wish that you
                                            may ever be blessed with long life, happiness and all prosperity to continue your noble
                                            work.
                                         
                                        With kind regards,
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