The KIT Thomas Oration is an annual event held in April to commemorate the memory of the founder Mr. K.I.Thomas. An eminent speaker is invited to address the senior students, the faculty, parents and the public on different issues, mainly pertaining to education.

This year, the oration was held on the 7th of April. The orator for 2009, Rear Admiral K.R. Menon, a distinguished fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies spoke on “Taliban, Terror and Teaching”.

Admiral Menon said the misuse of the educational system in Pakistan to spread fundamentalism was a major reason for the growth of extremism. Describing the evolution of the Taliban, which took roots in Pakistan as an off-shoot of the creation of innumerable madrassas across the country by former Pakistan ruler General Zia-ul-Haq, the retired Rear Admiral said that Pakistan was now facing danger from within.