SJI Bags the Overall Championship Trophy at the National Debate Competition
1 April 2024
Our Tamil debating team won the 2024 Sorkalam national championship.
SJI’s Tamil Language Debating team clinched the Championship Trophy in the 2024 Sorkalam held on Sun,14 April 2024. In the Grand Finals of the National Tamil Debate Competition, the SJI team emerged victorious after a solid battle with their counterparts from Cedar Girls’ Secondary.
The SJI Debating team comprised Venkata Ramani Girish (FN401), Sundar Ashwin (LE402), Surendran Srinikesh(FN401), Ibramsa Idris Ahamed (FN401), Sathish Sharvesh (LE402) and Sachin Palaniappan (MN402).
To add to the celebration, Idris also bagged the Overall Best Speaker Award at the finals. This young, eloquent Josephian had earlier clinched the Best Speaker Award at the two preliminary rounds, the quarterfinals and the semi-finals.
The Grand finals was telecasted live on platforms such as MeWatch, Youtube and Live Vasantham TV Channel.
As testament to their hard work and weeks of rigorous preparation for the competition, the SJI debate team provided a scintillating performance, interspersing incisive wit with intellect and showcasing their linguistic abilities.
The debate competition serves as a useful platform for students to hone their Tamil language skills and critical thinking, through a series of debate topics relating to current affairs.
Well done Josephians on your accomplishment !
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