Senator Amar Jit Malhotra was elected chairman of the preparatory committee.

It decided to organize political and cultural events such as meeting, seminar, film show and book and photo exhibition on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star so as to praise the sacred revolutionary career and exploits of Kim Jong Il and widely introduce the achievements made by the army and people of the DPRK in building a thriving nation under the guidance of Marshal Kim Jong Un.