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AAPI Is stronger and in safe hands, says

dr. Jonnalagadda in Farewell Address

Our Bureau as the President of AAPI, and I

Atlanta, GA am deeply committed to contin-
ue to work for you.”
am happy to declare that, Dr. Jonnalagadda expressed
AAPI is stronger and is go- gratitude to his executive com-
I ing to be in safe hands, as I mittee members: Dr. Anupama
pass on the traditional gavel to Gotimukula, President-Elect;
Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, the Dr. Ravi Kolli, Vice President,
new President of AAPI,” said Dr. Amit Chakrabarty, Secre-
Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, the tary of AAPI; Dr. Satish Kathu-
outgoing President of AAPI in la, Treasurer of AAPI, Dr. Saja-
his Farewell Address on July 4th ni Shah, Chair of AAPI’s BOT;
at the famous OMINI Hotel in Dr. Ami Baxi, YPS President;
Atlanta, GA. Dr. Kinjal Solanki, MSRF Pres-
Dr. Jonnalagadda, who had ident; and Dr. Surendra Puro-
assumed office a year ago during hit, Chair of AAPI Charitable
a virtual convention, told the Foundation, for their coopera-
AAPI delegates, “Despite the tion, collaboration and leader-
Covid pandemic and the many ship in helping AAPI meet the
challenges AAPI had to face, “I vision for AAPI.
am proud of the many accom- Dr. Jonnalagadda enumer-
plishments under my leadership. ated several programs under his
I am grateful for the immense leadership AAPI had undertak-
and life changing moments, en in the past one year. “AAPI
probably the best of my life ever, and the Charitable Foundation
that came with my association has several programs in In-
with and leading AAPI.” dia. Under my leadership with
Describing how his own life the pioneering efforts of Dr.
has changed over the past years, Surender Purohit, Chairman of
he said, “Working with many AAPI CF, we have been able to
physicians motivated me to be strengthen the programs bene-
a better physician myself. I un- fitting our motherland, India.”
derstood the higher meaning AAPI has raised over $ 5 Mil- and essential supplies, and our the delegates about how in a
of being a physician, especial- lion towards Covid relief funds pipeline will continue until the matter of less than three months
ly even more now during the for India and has purchased, pandemic is overcome. As with the Atlanta Chapter has put to-
COVID pandemic. AAPI has shipped and coordinated with anyone else, our doctors believe gether a fabulous convention.
given me so much -- networking, local authorities the supply and that they can best carry out our He later on called on stage every
advocacy, and education -- and I distribution of medical supplies service to God through our ser- member of the convention com-
am honored to serve this noble to several parts of India. AAPI vice to our fellow humans. mittee, while Dr. Lonnalagadda
organization. I sincerely appre- has shipped over a thousand Ox- Dr. Raghu Lolabhattu, Con- and Dr. Gangasani recognized
ciate the trust you placed in me ygen generators, masks, PPPs vention Vice Chair shared with them with a plaque.

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