Maintain an optimistic attitude: CM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: “It is not possible to foresee everything that may happen in life. Standing perplexed before such unexpected occurrences would lead one to danger, be it a person, organisation, institution or nation. It is depending on the skill to manage a crisis that your abilities are evaluated,” Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. He was speaking after inaugurating a national seminar, ‘Lattitude 2012’, on black swan management, organised by Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK), Varkala, at  Mascot Hotel in the city on Monday.  Making a personal reference on his way of staying cool during problematic situations, he said that he always keeps an attitude in his life that everything happens for good. “On keeping such an optimistic attitude, we can tackle any kind of crisis with equanimity. I realised that the failures and setbacks I faced in life so far were for good,” he said. Delivering the keynote address, Labour Minster Shibu Baby John mentioned political and administrative-level black swan events the government faced recently, including the killing of fishermen by Italian marines, resignation of R Selvaraj and the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T P Chandrasekharan. He also highlighted the effect of teamwork to arrive at safer and better decisions during crisis situations. M M Safarullah Khan, co-ordinator of IMK Varkala, welcomed the gathering. J Rajan, professor and head of IMK, delivered the presidential address. Varkala Kahar MLA and R S Sasikumar, Kerala University Syndicate member, offered felicitations. Shibu Baby John released the souvenir ‘Cynosure-12’ by handing over the copies to R S Sasikumar. Gibin Babu, convenor of the seminar, proposed a vote of thanks. The inauguration was followed by technical sessions on various topics by former finance minister Thomas Isaac; Thara K G, director of disaster management centre, government of Kerala; and Suresh Narayanan, technical head of Asianet.