Mata Amritanandamayi given Honorary Citizenship Award of Naperville

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Friday July 18 2003 09:33 IST

 

Amritanandamayi given Honorary Citizenship Award of

Naperville

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Mata Amritanandamayi has been

given the Honorary Citizenship Award of Naperville,

Illinois, USA, during Amma’s programme in Chicago,

according to a release issued on Thursday by

Brahmachari Dhyanamrita Chaitanya of Mata

Amritanandamayi Ashram at Amritapuri, Vallikkavu.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Naperville Mayor George

Pradel said: ‘‘It is a privilege to have people from

other countries visit our country, and on Thursday is

a special occasion. The City of Naperville, DuPage and

Will Counties, Illinois, United States of America, is

proud to have many guests from all nations visit our

community.

 

‘‘We welcome the people who temporarily make their

home in our City and we appreciate the opportunity to

share our culture with you and to learn about your

homeland. We extend our friendship to you as we

experience a spirit of mutual understanding and

respect.’’

 

‘‘By the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of

Naperville, I proclaim that, Amma, be named an

Honorary Citizen of Naperville,‘‘ George Pradel said.

 

‘‘I have been looking forward to coming here all

weekend, because I love hugging. Thank you all for

coming to our city. Thank you for caring about other

people,’’ he said.

 

Later Pradel received Amma’s blessings. He then

presented the official certificate of Honorary

Citizenship to Amma. Afterwards, he turned to Amma,

and asked, ‘‘Can I have another hug?’’

 

Amma smiled and happily hugged him a second time.

Mayor Pradel wiping his tears after his first meeting

with Amma said, ‘‘We love you, Amma. We love you.’’

 

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