Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly Mann ki Baat radio programme on Sunday complimented All India Radio, Kannur, for honouring a student who wrote an article on issues covered in the Prime Minister’s nationwide radio address.
Mr. Modi began his radio address on Sunday by bestowing compliment for the AIR Kannur unit for felicitating Shredha Thampan Nair, a Class XI student of Government Higher Secondary School, Kottodi, in Kasaragod district.
The AIR unit here felicitated Shredha by presenting her the Shravya Award for her feedback on the programme.
“The Prime Minister’s compliment in his Mann ki Baat programme is a feather in our cap,” said AIR Kannur programme head K. Balachandran. He said the Shravya Award was instituted by the unit to popularise the Prime Minister’s radio programme among students. He added that he drew Mr. Modi’s attention to the award through the latter’s Mygov.in website. He said the Prime Minister’s appreciation will encourage debate among students on issues covered by the Mann ki Baat programme.
According to AIR officials here, Sredha, a listener to the Prime Minister’s radio programme, in her feedback article gave her views and suggestions and appreciation on the programme.
She was bestowed the award by Richard Hay, MP, at a function at the school on October 5. Schoolteacher Sukumaran Periyachoor had helped Shredha prepare the article.
