TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Several leaders from various political parties on Friday hailed senior journalist Ravish Kumar for winning this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, with Congress’ Rahul Gandhi saying he showed the mirror of reality to those in power without getting scared.
Kumar, 44, who is NDTV India’s senior executive editor is one of India’s most influential TV journalists, the award citation by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said. He is among five individuals who were declared winners of the award, which is Asia’s premier prize and highest honour and celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.
“Ravish Kumar, who without fear, without changing, showed the mirror of reality to those in power, getting Ramon Magsaysay award is a matter of pride for journalism. Many, many congratulations!” Rahul Gandhi said in a Facebook post. Congratulations to Ravish Kumar for being a brave exception in Indian journalism, Gandhi added in a tweet.
