Speakers at the fifth death anniversary meet of social activist and Padma Shri awardee G. Muniratnam, the founder of Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS), recalled his services for the cause of the marginalised communities, destitute women and the differently-abled individuals.

Mr. Muniratnam, through the Tirupati-based RASS, reached out to the poor and needy in the four southern States for nearly four decades, said its joint secretary M. Mamatha, who paid floral tributes at his bronze statue installed at RASS Seva Nilayam here on Wednesday.

General secretary S. Venkataratnam recalled that the RASS, through Jan Sikshan Sansthan, helped several unemployed youths and women become financially independent through its vocational skill programmes such as tailoring, beautician courses, among others.

The day also marked the conduct of free eye camps, cancer screening camps and blood donation at multiple locations, while Aravind Eye Hospital organised a special eye camp and identified 150 beneficiaries for surgeries.