Magsaysay Award

2022 - 9 - 4

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No to Magsaysay Award for KK Shailaja: Sitaram Yechury defends ... (The New Indian Express)

Left leaders who spoke on the issue have claimed that Magsaysay was a staunch anti-Communist who oversaw the defeat of Communists in the Philippines in the ...

Also, she would have been the first Keralite woman to receive the same, had the party decided otherwise. As reported by The New Indian Express, "Had the party been in favour of Shailaja accepting the award, she would have been the fifth Keralite to get the honour after Verghese Kurien, M S Swaminathan, B G Verghese and T N Seshan. This is a collective effort of the LDF government and the Health Department in Kerala."

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CPI(M) justifies denying KK Shailaja permission to receive ... (Hindustan Times)

The CPI(M) said that former Kerala health minister KK Shailaja should not accept the award instituted in the name of former Philippines president Ramon ...

For a Communist, the party is supreme and I went by its directive. An honour like this should have added more glory to the state. For a central committee member like me, the party is everything,” she said. The party told her that Magsaysay was against Communists and had fought against Communist guerrillas in the 1950s, the report added. So we decided not to accept it,” he told reporters in Delhi. Both Shailaja and party general secretary Sitaram Yechury later confirmed the development.

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Magsaysay award controversy in CPI-M (The Statesman)

The New Indian Express on Sunday in a report stated that the CPI-M has scuttled the chance of KK Shailaja winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2022 ...

As the party declined permission to her to receive the Award, Shailaja wrote to the Foundation expressing her inability to accept the award. “In its e-mail to the former minister, notifying her of being selected for the international honour, the foundation asked her to convey her willingness to accept the award, in writing,” the report says. Kerala had won global recognition for its effective handling of the Nipah outbreak and the Covid pandemic during her tenure,” says the report.

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CPI(M) says no to Magsaysay award for KK Shailaja, lists three ... (The News Minute)

Kerala's former Health Minister KK Shailaja's decision to turn down the Ramon Magsaysay Award, popularly dubbed as 'Asia's Nobel Prize', has kicked up a ...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) to honour the late President of the Philippines who died in a plane crash in March 1957. Also, this award is in the name of Magsaysay, who has a history of brutal oppression of the Communists in the Philippines. “This is a collective effort of the Left Democratic Front government and the Department of Health in the state. Shailaja further stated that what the Foundation had shortlisted her for was in fact part of a collective effort in the state’s healthcare field. The CPI(M) is reportedly of the opinion that accepting this award may backfire on the party in the long run. While confirming that she was shortlisted for the award, Shailaja, however, denied the allegation that the move to turn it down was a unilateral decision by the party.

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Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja says she declined to ... (Scroll.in)

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation had selected Shailaja for her handling of the Nipah and Covid-19 outbreaks in Kerala.

The awards are named after a Philippine president who had died in a plane crash that year. We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. “It was not right that I receive it [Magsaysay Award] as an individual because I was considered for something which was actually part of a collective effort,” Shailaja told reporters. She took the decision after consulting the party’s national leadership. I thanked them and politely refused.” Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has declined to accept the 2022 Magsaysay Award for her handling of the Nipah and Covid-19 outbreaks in the state, PTI reported on Sunday.

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Declined Ramon Magsaysay Award after holding talks with CPM: KK ... (Mathrubhumi English)

Thiruvananthapuram: Former health minister KK Shailaja broke her silence on the controversies over the Ramon Magsaysay award for 2022. The CPM MLA opened up ...

The CPM MLA opened up that the award committee had informed her that she was nominated for the award. The award was declined after discussing with the CPM central committee, added Shailaja. Thiruvananthapuram: Former health minister KK Shailaja broke her silence on the controversies over the Ramon Magsaysay award for 2022.

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Raman Magsaysay Award | ఆసియా నోబెల్ రామ‌న్ మెగ‌సెసే అవార్డును ... (Namasthe Telangana)

రామ‌న్ మెగ‌సెసేను ఆసియా నోబెల్‌గా పిలుస్తారు. 1957లో స్థాపించిన‌ రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డు ...

వివిధ రంగాల్లో కృషి చేసిన వారికి ఫిలిప్పీన్స్ మాజీ అధ్యక్షుడు రామన్ మెగసెసే పేరిట ఈ అవార్డు అందిస్తుంటారు. 1957లో స్థాపించిన రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డు ఆసియా అత్యున్నత పురస్కారం. రామన్ మెగసెసేను ఆసియా నోబెల్గా పిలుస్తారు.

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Magsaysay Award: రామన్‌ మెగసెసే అవార్డు తిరస్కరించిన కేకే శైలజ ... (ఈనాడు)

కేరళ ఆరోగ్యశాఖ మాజీ మంత్రి కేకే శైలజ(KK Shailaja) సంచలన నిర్ణయం తీసుకున్నారు.

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Magsaysay award: రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డును తిరస్కరించిన కేరళ మాజీ ... (NTV Telugu)

వివిధ రంగాల్లో కృషి వారికి ఈ అవార్డు ఇస్తారు. న్యూయార్క్‌కు చెందిన రాక్ ఫెల్లర్ ...

కేరళ మాజీ ఆరోగ్యశాఖ మంత్రి, సీపీఎం సీనియర్ నేత కేకే శైలజకు రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డు ప్రకటించగా.. రాష్ట్రంలో కొవిడ్, నిఫా వైరస్ను నిరోధించడంలో ఆమె చేసిన కృషికి గాను రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డు కమిటీ ఆమెను సంప్రదించింది. దీనికి కారణం శైలజ ఈ అవార్డు తీసుకునేందుకు పార్టీ అధిష్ఠానం అంగీకరించపోవడమే. అలాంటి ప్రతిష్టాత్మక రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డును తిరస్కరించారు సీపీఎం మహిళా నేత. Magsaysay award: నోబెల్ తర్వాత అంతటి విశిష్టత కలిగిన అవార్డు రామన్ మెగసెసే పురస్కారం. ఫిలిప్పీన్స్ దేశపు మాజీ అధ్యక్షుడైన రామన్ మెగసెసే జ్ఞాపకార్థం దీనిని 1957 లో ఏర్పాటు చేశారు.

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Ramon Magsaysay award: రామన్ మెగెసెసే అవార్డు నిరాకరించిన సీపీఎం ... (10TV)

ప్రతిష్టాత్మక 'రామన్ మెగసెసే' అవార్డును నిరాకరించారు కేరళకు చెందిన సీపీఎం మహిళా నేత.

ఈ అవార్డు అందజేసే సంస్థ కమ్యూనిజాన్ని నమ్మదు. శైలజ ఈ అవార్డు తీసుకునేందుకు పార్టీ హై కమాండ్ అంగీకరించకపోవడమే. అయితే, తానొక రాజకీయ పార్టీకి చెందిన నేత కాబట్టి, ఈ విషయంపై పార్టీతో సంప్రదించి నిర్ణయం చెబుతానని అవార్డు కమిటీకి ఆమె వివరించారు. కేకే.శైలజ చేసిన సేవలకుగాను, ఆమె పేరును తమ కమిటీ రామన్ మెగసెసే అవార్డు కోసం పరిగణనలోకి తీసుకున్నట్లు తెలిపింది. ఈ అంశంపై స్వయంగా కేకే శైలజ ఈ వివరాల్ని వెల్లడించారు. కేరళకు చెందిన సీపీఎం నేత, మాజీ వైద్య శాఖా మంత్రి కేకే.శైలజను రామన్ మెగెసెసే అవార్డు కమిటీ సంప్రదించింది.

Shylaja demurs Magsaysay award after party decision (The Hindu)

Former Health Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] central committee member K.K. Shylaja, MLA, has declined the Ramon Magsaysay Award ...

Shylaja's episode and the CPI(M) decision not to nominate former Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu as the Prime Minister candidate of the United Front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1996. Shylaja had merely executed the responsibility the party had tasked her with as Health Minister in the previous LDF administration. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury dismissed speculation that the party had discriminated against Ms. Shylaja is a member of the CPI(M) central committee and a woman., Mr. Yechury dismissed the comparison between Ms. "Ms. "The party discussed the matter and arrived at a consensus. I thanked the foundation, and I politely declined the proposition. She contacted the party's State and Central leadership and appraised them of her position. "In that sense, it is not an individual effort. It wanted to honour her for the public service and community leadership during the Nipah outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala. Shyalaja felt she could not accept the offer extended to her as an individual since the effort was collective.

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Ex-Kerala minister says she rejected Magsaysay award on party's wish (Hindustan Times)

A political controversy erupted in Kerala on Sunday after a news report claimed former Kerala health minister K K Shailaja refused to accept the prestigious ...

For a Communist, his ideology is foremost,” a party leader said on condition of anonymity. For a Communist, the party is supreme and I went by its directive. The party, however, refused on the ground that new leaders, barring the chief minister, should assume power. For a central committee member like me, the party is everything,” she said. The party told her that Magsaysay was against Communists and had fought against Communist guerrillas in the 1950s, the report added. Both Shailaja and party general secretary Sitaram Yechury later confirmed the development.

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Former Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja rejects Magsaysay award (Business Standard)

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

More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. "As an individual and party core committee member, I thought not to accept this with all due respect to the award. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. As an individual I am not accepting this award," she added. Also, they said they considered intervention to prevent covid and Nipah."

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Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja Rejects Magsaysay Award (NDTV)

Senior CPI(M) leader and former Kerala health minister KK Shailaja has declined to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award as the late President of the ...

The awards were given for contributions made by citizens of the Philippines and other Asian countries in government service, public service, international understanding, journalism and literature, and community leadership. "The NGOs may not be in favour of the Communist ideology. So, for all these factors together, she politely refused it saying that she will be the first politician to get it," Mr Yechury said.

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Shylaja demurs Magsaysay award after party decision (The Hindu)

Former Health Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] central committee member K.K. Shylaja, MLA, has declined the Ramon Magsaysay Award ...

Shylaja's episode and the CPI(M) decision not to nominate former Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu as the Prime Minister candidate of the United Front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1996. Shylaja had merely executed the responsibility the party had tasked her with as Health Minister in the previous LDF administration. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury dismissed speculation that the party had discriminated against Ms. Yechury dismissed the comparison between Ms. "Ms. Shylaja is a member of the CPI(M) central committee and a woman.,” Mr. I thanked the foundation, and I politely declined the proposition. "The party discussed the matter and arrived at a consensus. She contacted the party's State and Central leadership and apprised them of her position. Moreover, the award is in the name of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay notorious for his suppression of communists in his country," Ms. It wanted to honour her for the public service and community leadership during the Nipah outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala. Shyalaja felt she could not accept the offer extended to her as an individual since the effort was collective.

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Magsaysay Award: Goals achieved, huge opportunity missed for ... (The New Indian Express)

A section of health experts feels the impact of such an award on the recipient's field of work and public in general would have been big.

But the Magsaysay award proves that Kerala’s health sector has the capability to address the crisis and handle it well,” said Global Institute of Public Health (Thiruvananthapuram) Director K Rajasekharan Nayar. “The people in public service are not functioning for awards. “Apart from political compulsions, there was no need to reject the recognition. We could have used the platform to highlight our strengths in front of the world,” said Dr U Nandakumar, chairman of Campaign Against Pseudo Science Using Law and Ethics (CAPSULE). “The award proves that the system had worked well. Published: 05th September 2022 06:27 AM

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Why former Kerala minister KK Shailaja rejected Magsaysay Award (Economic Times)

Shailaja is a member of the Central committee of the CPI(M), and she took the decision after consulting the party's national leadership.

She was quoted as saying she thanked them (trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) and "politely refused" the award. She was widely credited for keeping Kerala's death rate lower than the national average in the initial months of the pandemic. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). So, for all these factors together, she politely refused it saying that she will be the first politician to get it," PTI quoted Yechury as saying. "...this award is in the name of Ramon Magsaysay who has the history of brutal oppression of the communists in the Philippines. But CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said it was because the award is in the name of Ramon Magsaysay who was accused of brutally oppressing

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