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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I gratefully acknowledge and remember the valuable contributions you have made to the progress of the Institute. Let us all continue to work together in the days ahead to make this excellent institute even greater,
under Amma’s guidance and blessings.<b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you once again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">In the Service of Amma,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr. Sudheesh Manalil PhD (UWA, Australia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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