Piyush Goyal said PM Modi has left his stamp of quality in nominating members to the Rajya Sabha by choosing outstanding personalities.
India
oi-Prakash KL
Union
Minister
Piyush
Goyal
on
Monday
hailed
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
for
nominating
“outstanding
personalities” to
the
Rajya
Sabha.
His
remarks
come
after
SS
Rajamouli’s
‘RRR’
won
an
Oscar
at
the
95th
Academy
Awards.
SS
Rajamouli’s
father
KV
Vijayendra
Prasad
wrote
the
script
for
‘RRR’.
He
was
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha
by
the
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi-led
BJP
government
last
year.
KV
Vijayendra
Prasad
has
penned
many
successful
movies
that
include
‘Baahubali’ series
and
‘Bajrangi
Bhaijaan’.
“Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
ji
has
left
his
stamp
of
quality
in
nominating
members
to
the
Rajya
Sabha
by
choosing
outstanding
personalities
who
have
made
a
mark
in
diverse
fields
such
as
Indian
culture,
social
work
and
sports.
Shri
V.
Vijayendra
Prasad,
the
scriptwriter
of
the
film
RRR,
is
one
of
the
several
exceptional
people
whom
the
Prime
Minister
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha
in
July
2022.
The
scriptwriter
from
Andhra
Pradesh
has
been
associated
with
the
creative
world
for
decades.
Last
year,
Prime
Minister
Modi
ji
recognised
his
greatness
and
said
“his
works
showcase
India’s
glorious
culture
and
have
made
a
mark
globally.” Today,
the
global
spotlight
is
on
‘RRR’
for
winning
an
Oscar
for
the
original
song
‘Naatu
Naatu’.
This
is
a
global
endorsement
of
the
Prime
Minister’s
choice,”
the
minister
wrote
on
Facebook.
He
then
explained
about
other
“illustrious
nominated
members
of
the
Rajya
Sabha
by
the
BJP
government.
“1.
Shri
Ilaiyaraaja
from
Tamil
Nadu,
one
of
the
greatest
Indian
music
composers
of
India.
He
has
composed
over
8,500
songs.
2.
Smt.
P.
T.
Usha
from
Kerala,
also
called
the
Golden
Girl
who
won
multiple
gold
medals
for
India
in
athletics
in
several
international
championships.
Apart
from
accomplishments
in
sports,
she
has
done
commendable
work
in
mentoring
budding
athletes
for
several
years.
3.
Shri
Veerendra
Heggade
from
Karnataka
is
another
illustrious
person
nominated
to
Rajya
Sabha.
He
is
at
the
forefront
of
outstanding
community
service.
He
has
done
great
work
in
health,
education
and
culture.
4.
Dr.
Sonal
Mansingh
from
Maharashtra
was
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha
for
her
phenomenal
contribution
to
Indian
culture.
She
is
a
recipient
of
the
Padma
Vibhushan
and
Padma
Bhushan
awards,”
he
added.
Earlier,
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
said
India
is
proud
and
elated
with
“Naatu
Naatu”
winning
an
Oscar,
and
hailed
the
song
as
one
that
will
be
remembered
for
years
to
come.
PM
Modi
Congratulates
‘RRR’ Team
He
also
congratulated
the
entire
team
of
Tamil
documentary
“The
Elephant
Whisperers”
after
it
created
history
at
the
95th
Academy
Awards
by
becoming
the
maiden
Indian
production
to
win
in
the
Documentary
Short
Subject
category.
Reacting
to
the
peppy,
foot-tapping
chartbuster
from
SS
Rajamouli’s
Telugu
period
action
film
“RRR”
winning
the
Academy
Award
in
the
Best
Original
Song
category,
PM
Modi
tweeted,
“Exceptional!
The
popularity
of
‘Naatu
Naatu’
is
global.
It
will
be
a
song
that
will
be
remembered
for
years
to
come.”
“Congratulations
to
MM
Keeravaani,
Chandrabose
and
the
entire
team
for
this
prestigious
honour.
India
is
elated
and
proud,”
he
said.
Naatu
Naatu,
“Naacho
Naacho”
in
Hindi,
is
composed
by
Keeravaani
and
penned
by
Chandrabose.
In
another
tweet,
Modi
also
congratulated
director
Kartiki
Gonsalves,
producer
Guneet
Monga
and
the
entire
team
of
“The
Elephant
Whisperers”
for
winning
the
Oscars.
“Their
work
wonderfully
highlights
the
importance
of
sustainable
development
and
living
in
harmony
with
nature,”
the
Prime
Minister
said.
