Former Health Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] central committee member K.K. Shylaja, MLA, has declined the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation's offer to consider her for the international honour in 2022.
Ms. Shylaja told reporters that the foundation had contacted her. It wanted to honour her for the public service and community leadership during the Nipah outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala.
However, Ms. Shyalaja felt she could not accept the offer extended to her as an individual since the effort was collective. She contacted the party's State and Central leadership and appraised them of her position.
