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of his contemporaries, admirers and friends. A dutiful son, brother, householder and patriarch of the family; a man of ceaselessindustrylabbouring always unmindful of reward and unafraid of possible failure; a man with no need for vacations; a Karmayogi with skill in works and a will to do his best, and every waiting on Grace; the lover of all loversof Tamil, without distinction of caste, creedor positon; editor of Senthamil Selvi for 55 years; a publisher with a rare knowledge of the instruments he has to deploy, and with a talent for choosing the right people for the work on hand; a leader evoking loyalty all roundand eliciting their fullest co-operation; a visionary with a feelong for the future and its paramount needs; 'Padma Sri' and 'Senthamil Selvar;; stauch adherent of aram, or dharma: such has been, and such is, Tiru VA Su, who has sustained himself woith the Kazhagam's ideals and inspirations, and also sustained the Kazhagam with his very life-breath. Agent, Secretary Managing Director, the designations haven't mattered mu;ch to him, for total dedication has been the sole criterion of his sevice. While these achievem,ents undert the Kazhagam's banner have been phenomenal enough, Va Suis without pride, and he is far from complacent. He knows that there is still a ong way to go. He is a man of simple food haits, wedded to implicity and austerity; and he can readily forget and forgive n injury. He abhors waste, idleness and gossip; and, deep within, he is strong with the strength of his religious faith and reliance on the Grace Divine. Admirers have hailed him as a university in hikself, and as a waling library, but these desfcriptions canot exhaust the Manor his work. He lightly carries the weight of his 84 years, and he has not still ceasedto hanker afterfurther goals of aspiration and achievement. He is indeed the Happy Warrior who has made his life a grand God- given opportunity for unselfish unblemished and unending service to Tamil. On this occasion I wish his many more years of active and useful life, and all joy of fulfilment in the new tasks that he may undertake.
152, Kutchery Road, Mylapore, Madras: 600004 24th August, 1981
K.R.SRINIVASA IIYENGAR
