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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 288 singers, led by CETAA , an alumni organization of College of Engineering (CET), Thiruvananthapuram created Guinness World Record by singing 14 songs online for 58 consecutive minutes. Alumni from across 18 countries sang songs with the theme of world peace, patriotism and brotherhood through Zoom Meeting. The record is based on the number of participants. CETAA broke another organisation's record in which 55 people sang together through the online relay singing event 'Swaralahari'.

The event started with singing 'Vande Mataram'. Songs in English, Hindi and Malayalam were also sung. The verdict was declared online from Dubai by a team of Guinness Adjudicator Kansi Defrai and witnesses Paul T. Joseph and Matthew Kavalam.Krishnakumar, UAE President of CETAA, received the Guinness World Record Certificate from Kansi Defrai.

The training was led by 14 team leaders under the supervision of Organizing Committee Vice Chairman E.R. Premchandra Bhas . The meeting held at Galaxy Hall in the Residency Tower was inaugurated by CET alumnus and music director M Jayachandran through online.