Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:11am on 19 Oct 2026,Monday India Global
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has criticised the Centre over what he described as its failure to congratulate South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. In a post on X, Tharoor called the alleged absence of congratulatory messages “deplorable” and said it was shameful that India had not acknowledged the Indian-origin laureate six days after her win. Pillay’s ancestors left India more than 130 years ago, migrating first to Sri Lanka and later to South Africa. Born in Durban in 1941, she grew up amid poverty and apartheid discrimination. The award also prompted celebrations among her relatives in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district. (PC: X)
