Social activist Anna Hazare, has rejected the Rs one crore 2011 Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize announced by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
“I have rejected the award announced by the Delhi-based organisation,” Hazare told reporters at Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district.
“I cannot tell why I decided to reject the award. But my mind said ‘no’ to accepting the award,” Hazare said.
The award carries a cash reward of one crore rupees, a gold medal and a citation.
While announcing the award, IIPM Dean, Professor Arindam Chaudhuri, had said the anti-corruption crusader was selected for the award “to show strong solidarity” to his determined and non-violent protest against corruption.
Mr.Arindham Chaudhuri and your highly intellectual team members,
You people conduct so many summits on this management, that management etc.
You announce and distribute so many prizes(to mostly bengalis / with bengali roots) with huge amount of cash in it.
You associate with Kings and Khans of Bollywood.
Your ads on IIPM in many leading dailies…
To top it all you announced one crore rupees to Anna.
Where do you people get the money from?
Can u people come out with a White Paper on all your initiatives and IIPM?
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