WMF France Committee would like to inform our dear family that, WE, after long deliberations, have unanimously decided to rebrand and rename our association and suspend our partnership with the WMF Global body. Our family association will henceforth be called ‘SAMA France (Sarva Malayalee France). The name ‘SAMA’ even in its abbreviated form brings in the flavor of what our association truly represents (Meaning: ‘Equality’).
As you probably know, WMF France has been an independent association since its inception in 2017 and this association has had its own bylaws and registration. At the time of its creation, the committee members informed the WMF Global committee that WMF France activities will be completely unrestrained by the decisions taken by the global body and that WMF France will work autonomously with the only goal of working for the welfare of the Malayalees in France. However, though an agreement was reached with the global body at that point, the changing WMF global coordinators and WMF global committee has, off late, questioned the independent functioning of our selfless organization. We, the committee members, therefore strongly felt that the interests of the global body did not match with the ideologies and principles of what we represent. Hence, we felt that a mutually agreeable disunion was the best course of action. PLEASE NOTE that we are not registering a new association, but WE ARE just renaming our association and we confirm that all the committee members and association members will continue to be part of our organization and we will continue to strive for excellence to bring all Malayalees in France under one umbrella, as one family. We assure our Malayali family that SAMA France will continue to represent the beautiful state of Kerala with great dignity and pride in France, as we continue to illuminate and reverberate the ‘Kerala Culture’. All avenues and activities like ‘Malayalam Mission’, ‘Student Council’, ‘Women’s Forum’, Career Council’, Journal, Music band and all our cultural and social sub-groups will continue to be affiliated with SAMA France. We hope that our dear France family would wholeheartedly respect our decision, and we sincerely thank you in advance for all the cooperation and support for the near future.