Mandya ‘5 rupees doctor’ gets ‘Indian of the Year 2022’ award
Bengaluru: Widely known as the 'Five Rupees Doctor', Dr. Shankare Gowda has been awarded as the 'Indian of the Year 2022' by CNN News 18 in the social change category.
Dr. Gowda, a dermatologist, was given the award by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a program held in New Delhi.
Dr. Gowda earned the nickname 'Five Rupees Doctor' for charging his patients merely five rupees since 1982.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, congratulated the doctor on Twitter for the award. “He (Dr. Gowda) has lived a model life by serving the rural people so wholeheartedly,” the chief minister added.
Higher Education Minister Dr. C N Ashwath Narayana said Dr. Gowda getting the award was a moment of pride for the state. Congratulating Dr. Gowda the minister said utilizing one’s knowledge for the welfare of the people was an inspiration to everyone.
The minister expressed further pride that both he and Dr. Gowda had completed their medical education at the Kasturba Medical College.
5 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಎಂದೇ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತಿಗಳಿಸಿರುವ ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ವೈದ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀ ಶಂಕರೇಗೌಡರಿಗೆ @CNNNews18 ನ #IndianOfTheYear ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿರುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅಭಿನಂದನಾರ್ಹ ಸಂಗತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಭಾಗದ ಜನರ ಸೇವೆಗಾಗಿಯೇ ತಮ್ಮ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಮುಡಿಪಾಗಿಟ್ಟ ಅವರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. https://t.co/Kcb3yvuFF4
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) October 14, 2022
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
