Venkaiah Naidu nominated jury member of Gandhi Peace Prize

Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy sent a letter to Naidu in this regard, as per Ministry of Culture officials.

Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu (Photo/X/@MVenkaiahNaidu)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu as a nominated jury member for the annual Gandhi Peace Prize.

Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy sent a letter to Naidu in this regard, as per Ministry of Culture officials.

The five-member jury is headed by the Prime Minister, with the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha as its permanent members, while two other jury members are nominated for a period of three years. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is also a nominated member.

Naidu replaces Sulabh International Founder Bindeshwar Pathak on the jury, a former Gandhi Peace Prize winner, who passed away recently.

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Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More

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