New Delhi: Well-known writer and diplomat-turned-politician Shashi Tharoor has received a big honour. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was awarded France’s highest civilian honor ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’ at a ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tharoor, author of several books and Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, was awarded this prestigious honor by French Senate Speaker Gerard Larcher at the French Embassy.
The French government had announced this award for former Union Minister Tharoor in August 2022, but he was given the award on Tuesday. A statement issued by the French Embassy said, ‘The highest French civilian award is in recognition of Dr. Tharoor’s tireless efforts to deepen India-France relations, commitment to international peace and cooperation and as a long-time friend of France. Has been given for.
Receiving the honour, Shashi Tharoor said he was “deeply honoured” to receive the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour). He said, ‘As someone who admires France, its people, their language and their culture, especially their literature and cinema, I am grateful to have been awarded your country’s highest civilian honour.’
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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 21, 2024, 24:46 IST