Bizarre choices for Nobel Peace Prize made in past century: Cong after Pak, Israel nominate Trump
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday pointed out that Pakistan and Israel have proclaimed that they have nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025, and said that over the past century, there have been some bizarre choices for the coveted award while some omissions have been conspicuous.
The opposition party also recalled the nominations of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the Nobel Prize nominations archive is normally open only after 50 years, which means that, for instance, full information on all those nominated, along with their nominators, for the awards in 2025 will be made public only in 2075.
But nominators are free to make their choices public anytime, he said.
"The prime ministers of Pakistan and Israel have proudly proclaimed that they have nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025," Ramesh said.
In a different era, two prominent Indians had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, he said.
"Mahatma Gandhi was nominated 12 times for the Nobel Peace Prize between 1937 and 1948. Nine of these nominations came from those who were not Indians. Jawaharlal Nehru was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 13 times between 1950 and 1961. Of these, 10 nominations were from people and institutions not from India," Ramesh pointed out.
"Over the past century, there have been some bizarre choices for the Nobel Peace Prize, while some omissions have been conspicuous. Dr. Kissinger's choice in 1973, for instance, was hugely controversial," the Congress leader said.
The Pakistani government, in a surprise move last month, announced that it would nominate Trump for the prestigious award due to his self-proclaimed peacemaking efforts during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.
A letter of recommendation, signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, has already been sent to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Norway.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also reportedly nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in "forging peace".
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
