Mrs. Padma Shankaran lit the lamp and the entire gathering then stood for two minutes in silence in homage. The members who spoke included Shri. Shanti Bhushan, Shri. S. Raghavan (President, LRS), Prakash Rao (Communist Ghadar Party of India), Smt. Usha Ramanathan (Researcher, Lawyer), Com. Pratap (SUCI-Communist), Com. Shivmangal Siddhantkar (CPI(M-L-New Proletarian), Adv. Shahid Ali (United Muslim Front), Com. PK Shahi (AIFTU), Shri ND Pancholi (Citizens for democracy), Shri Subhash Bhatnagar (NMPS), Shri. Subbaraju (ISCUF), Shri Ajit Kumar (AISF).
