On behalf of the Indian Cooperative Movement we were shocked to learn about the sudden demise of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of White Revolution, who transformed the India from a milk deficient country into one of the biggest milk producer in the world.
`Under his able leadership “Anand” became the milk capital of the country. His biggest contribution was to unite the millions of women and farmers in the dairy cooperative sector and create a household brand popularly known as AMUL and gave strong foundation to Gujarat Cooperative Milk and Marketing Federation, National Dairy Development Board and IRMA etc.
Dr. Kurien provided strong dynamism to the cooperative sector and effectively lobbied for providing a fair representation to the cooperatives at various world forums. With death of such a towering cooperative leader, a big void has been created in the Indian Cooperative Movement.
Dr. Kurien was a father figure of the entire cooperative movement of India with great vision and professional approach. He always emphasized on cooperative generating their own resources so that they may develop their own independent identity. We all cherish the fond memories of the association we had with him.
We convey our deepest condolences to his family members and pray to God to give them strength to bear this irreparable loss.
May his departed soul rest in peace.
—Chandra Pal Singh, President, NCUI