MUMBAI: City Congress minority cell vice-chancellor Haji Mudassar Patel has welcomed the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award to former minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad announced by the government on the eve of 73rd Republic Day.
“I congratulate Ghulam Nabi Azad sahab on getting this prestigious award. He has been in the public field for quite long and served as chief minister, union minister and leader of opposition. It is good that his services have been acknowledged and rewarded with this prestigious award,” said Patel. He added that the fact that Azad has been accorded this award despite being in opposition, shows that his popularity cuts across parties and ideologies. Congratulating Azad, Patel who is also known for his charity and philanthropic works, wrote on his Facebook: “It is your hard work and strenuous efforts for the people of Jammu & Kashmir that is getting paid off.”
