BPP Chairman Mr. Dinshaw Mehta says Thank You and bids the BPP farewell.

AFTER 21 LONG YEARS, I BID FAREWELL AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BPP. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A RECAP OF MY TERM AND MY REPORT CARD AS TRUSTEE OF THE BPP.

Dear Humdins,
In a few days, my term as Chairman and Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) will draw to an end and I write to you for the very last time after serving the community for the last 21 years. These 21 years have been an exciting and challenging time for the Bombay Parsi Punchayet and for me personally. Despite the challenges, I can solemnly assure you that I strove to focus on what’s right for our community.

I wish to start by saying Thank You to everyone for their support and co-operation they have shown to me by electing me for three consecutive terms to this August office. I have in my best possible way worked loyally, honestly and transparently keeping in mind the best interests of the BPP and the community at large. In return for my commitment and loyalty, you have given me love and happiness, something I will cherish for the rest of my life. I would like to thank my wife Pansy and my sons Viraf, Hormuz and Darayus who have been my pillars of support without whom this journey would never have been successful. I would also like to apologize to every community member for the debacle that was the last two and a half years. I am human and I admit that during my tenure I too have erred on occasions.

Looking back at my tenure I see it as a checkered field of moments of happiness and moments of anguish. As Chairman, I have had the distinct pleasure of watching our community rise to new heights in growth and influence, and also fall to deep despair.

HOW IT BEGAN…

I was first elected Trustee un-opposed in 1994 and since then there has been no turning back. I can today proudly say that it has been 7665 days of 24×7 continuous service to our community. I made it a point to sit every day in the BPP office and hear community member’s grievances and help sort them in some way. I changed the way of the working of the BPP from being a Board of Akabars to a Board where anyone could come and be heard every weekday, without any prior appointment.

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