Shashi Tharoor will receive the Legion of Honor, the highest civilian honor in France
His party may not hold him accountable for his hoaxes and popularity, but Congressman Shashi Tharoor seems to be getting all the credit outside India. The French government honors him with the highest honor “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” for his writings and speeches. The French Ambassador in New Delhi has written to Tharoor to inform him of the honor that will be handed over to him during the upcoming visit of a Minister of the French Government to India. Last year, Tharoor surprised the embassy, consulate, French alliance and military attache by giving a speech in French. Interestingly, Tharoor received a similar honor from the Spanish government in 2010 when the King of Spain awarded him the “Royal Order of Carlos III of Spain”.
Honest confession: At the launch ceremony of ‘Shabdansh’, a series of speeches by Home Minister Amit Shah on various topics, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was uncharacteristically candid. With the host reciting the verses while inviting him to speak, Singh began his speech: Zaroorat se zyada mujhe chadaa diya (Praise me a lot). He said the book’s publishers “made it hard for me” by declaring that “the books I’ve published are selling fast.” “Now anyone who wants to see an increase in the sales of their books will come to me to publish,” he said. Singh added that unlike many who claim to have read the book to the last page, he had no time and could only read the book.
News at any time: During a lunch with the media, outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu revealed that he will not retire and will continue to engage with young people and farmers. Naidu said it will be available to everyone in his first home, Thegraj Marg, after returning from his hometown later this month. On his last day in office, Naidu was a liberal with the individual personalities he is best known for. Quoting a friend’s comment on it, Naidu said: “You have to remember that Naidu is new in position, in opposition and outside!
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