Travancore Royals FC’s Annual General body Meeting 2022 was held on 22/08/2022, both online and offline, at Ridges Hotel, Trivandrum. 22 honorable owners participated out of which 10 members were present at the venue and 12 members joined online. All members participated in creative discussions to take the club to the next level. The proceedings of the meeting are summarised below.
# Meeting started at 4 pm. Mr. Rijo welcomed all and the meeting.
# The meeting was chaired by Mr.Ajay Padmanabhan, the Vice President in the absence of the President Mr. M.B. Sanil Kumar.
# Joint Secretary Mr. Sreekanth S presented the working report for the year 2021-2022.
# Treasurer Mr. Raju George presented the financial report for the year 2021-2022.
# Both reports were discussed and approved by the AGM. # Mr. Raju George also presented the monthly expense sheet (Rs.60,000) of the club.
# Informed the AGM about Mr. M.B. Sanil Kumar’s decision to step down from the post as the President.
# Vice President Mr. Ajay Padmanabhan gracefully consented to accept the position of President untill current term ends.
# Executive member Mr.Abilash Rathakaran informed his difficulty in continuing as an executive member, since he is shifting abroad for few years. # AGM unanimously decided to include Dr.Rajesh John in the executive committee, as the replacement for Mr.Abilash Rathakaran.
# AGM took note and appreciated the selfless service provided by Mr.Rijo K Jose and Mr.Arun M.
# The AGM had a constructive discussion about the future and way forward, for the club.
# Mr. Samuel Geevarghese suggested the possibility of conducting foreign tour for the junior TRFC teams.
# Mr.Jayachandran Thampi enquired about the possibility of association with Titanium and Mr.Rajeev. Mr.Geeverghese assured about all possible discussion for the same.
# Secretary Mr.Jibu Gibson, who is abroad now, assured about the overseas membership campaigns and activities.
# Mr.Samuel Geevarghese suggested the importance of conducting an All India Football Tournament. The AGM discussed the matter in detail and decided to go ahead with the All India Tournament.
# As the first step, decided to form the organizing committee, with the eminent personalities including sports minister of Kerala, MPs, MLAs etc.
# Mr. Rakesh R, discussed the timeframe of the tournament and importance of social media reach and online presence for the club.
# The other points discussed are To meet the Titanium Chairman Mr.Mohammed Hanish, for the support To meet Mr.Pozhiyoor Shaji in Baharain, for overseas membership campaign (Mr.Geevarghese to give contact to Mr.Jibu) Financial committee to be revamped for the sponsorship. Importance of honoring Ex players and coaches. Importance of conducting one event per month, for the brand building. Mr.Rakesh will connect with Prathidhwani, Technopark. Mr.Arun, a supporter of the club will co-ordinate the activities of Royal Guardians (the TRFC fan group) Birthday card to be send to the members / players. Apply for fifa world cup replica ball. Activities to be planned with Lulu Mall. Public events/activities at Onam. World cup Live screening.
The meeting concluded at 6:30 pm with high tea.
Attendance
Offline Attendance
1. Raju George
2. Sreekanth S
3. Faseem Muhammed
4. Rijo K Jose
5. Krishnanunni A G
6. Reji Raj R
7. Dr.Rajesh John
8. Ratheesh Kumar
9. Samuel Geevarghese
10.Rahul Rajeev
Online Attendance
1. Jibu Gibson
2. Ajay Padmanabhavan
3. Ravikumar Balan
4. Suvin Samuel
5. Jayachandran Thampi M V
6. Bijnu Jacob Kuriachan
7. Ajesh Abraham
8. Rakesh R
9. Aravind V Nair
10.Surej M Baiju
11. Anoop Somanathan
12.Prajin Prakash