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Former Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja rejects Magsaysay award

ANI News | 04/09/2022 10:01 PM | Click to read full article

Former Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja has rejected Ramon Magsaysay award for her contributions to preventing COVID-19 and Nipah virus.

KK Shailaja stated that she will not be accepting the Ramon Magsaysay award as it is always given to an individual and not any politician. "We discussed this together as a party and decided not to accept this," she said.

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