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13/08/22 06:00 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor honoured with the Highest French Civilian Honour

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  • French Government has decided to bestow the highest French civilian honour - Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur to Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor.
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  • The French Government has decided to award Congress leader for his writings and speeches.
  • French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain has formally written to Mr Tharoor informing him about the award. The honour will be conferred to him when any one of the French Ministers visits India.
  • n 2010, Shashi Tharoor received an honour from the Spanish Government, the ‘Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III’, established by the King of Spain Charles III to reward people for their actions benefiting the country and the Crown.

About the Honour 
  • The Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour) was constituted by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognise outstanding contributions to the recipient’s field of expertise, regardless of their nationality.
  • Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur was constituted in 1802 as the highest civilian award given by the French Republic. The Legion has been constituted at 5 classes or ranks starting with:
  • Grand Cross (limited to 80 members)
  • Grand Officer (200)
  • Commander (1,000)
  • Officer (4,000)
  • Knight, or Chevalier (unlimited).
Source- The Hindu 

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