Cherupushpa Mission League (CML) is a lay organization for those children who wish to undertake missionary work of Jesus Christ.This pious association was started as a mark for the prayerful memory of St.Theresa (The Little Flower), under the guidance and blessings of Late Mar James Kaalassery, former Archbishop of Changanacherry Archdiocese in 1947. The founder of CML, Mr. PC Abraham Pallaattukunnel (Kunjettan), who hails from Bharananganam, Kerala was inspired by the words of Pope Leo XIII “The salvation of India is in her sons” and the teachings of St. Alphonsa.
The above words encouraged Mr. Abraham to form an indigenous platform for missionary activity, thus leading to the birth of CML. CML’s aim at that period was to revive the mission activities that had lost momentum post the return of foreign missionaries.