Farmers celebrated National Milk Day at the National Dairy Development Board’s Southern Regional Training Centre at Chithode here by paying encomiums on the Father of White Revolution Verghese Kurien.
Former Member of Parliament S.K. Paramasivam (94) who led the celebration thanked the Central Government for considering the birth anniversary of Verghese as National Milk Day. He recalled how the late visionary leader had improved the economic well being of the farming community by institutionalising milk production and procurement on a large scale through establishing societies throughout the country.
T.K. Periyasamy, president of Erode District Milk Producers' Union, said the number of farmers generating income by rearing milch cows has risen in the district.
SRTC Principal Lester Neuns described how Dr. Kurien made the country self-reliant in milk production.

Source : The Hindu