Foolishness.   As if FOMAA doing some kind of "Aaanakkaryam". Just for Publicity and photo opportunity all these news. There is no such issue. Just like Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati Bengal or any language in USA, Malayalam also is official langauage for Food stamps, Medicare, medicaid or any US Government help. This Vayanakkaran know it and worked  and retired from This department. Do not make big fuss or any kind of big victory claim about it just like Grandcanoyon fee concession acihivement claimed by previous FOMAA adminstration. If you do not speak Engilsh you can ask an interpreter/transaltor to your language, this case Malayalam translator help any body can ask. They are available even for your phone calls for any US Govermental assistance like food stamps or lr legal assistance or any thing. Even now some times I do that job for Malayalees, I spek and translate Malayalam, Tamil & Kannada. Another thing many of our so called decent Malayalee leaders, even though they have enpogh money they collect Food stamps, welfare, disability, free hospital transportation. Actullay such false collection should be stopped. of cource the real eligible people must get also. Some people they come on immigarion visa or illegally, claim so many benefits from USA and then they critiize USA Goverment also. Will this people get any benifita in Kerala. FOMA/FOKANA please try to resolve our pravasi issues. Not just visiting Foreign Minister or Pinaray Vijayan and taking photo and news publicity is enough. Please do some thing practically physu ically and take credits. OK my so called leaders. Thank you. Today I read a news about NORTH aMERICAN norka MAN. hE WAS A norka MAN PREVIOUSLY. wHAT HE DID FOR PRAVASIS. NOTHING.    Tahnk you all my FOMAA-FOKANA-World Malayalee Super Mega leaders.