Philanthropist and author in Kannada and English Sudha Murty was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Friday by President Droupadi Murmu.
Prime Minister Narendra in his post on X lauded the 73-year-old’s contribution in diverse fields, saying that her presence in the Upper House was a “powerful testament to Nari Shakti (women power)“.
Speaking to The Hindu from Thailand where she is on a lecture tour, Ms. Murty said that the nomination had come as a surprise and that she was particularly thrilled as it had come on the International Women’s Day.
