In a post on X, Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu wrote, “𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 award 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞. As I continue to serve the people after my tenure as the Vice President of India, this honour makes me even more conscious of my role in the national endeavour to create a Shreshth Bharat.”
“I dedicate this honour to the farmers, women , youth & all my fellow citizens of Bharat. Let us rededicate ourselves to the service of the motherland & strive to take Bharat to greater heights of glory,” he said in the post.
