26 January,2022 07:21 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Adar Poonawalla. File Pic
Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on January 25 congratulated the deserving individuals who will receive the Padma awards this year.
"My heartiest congratulations to all the deserving individuals who will receive the Padma awards this year," he said in a tweet.
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He further thanked the Union government for announcing Padma Bhushan for Cyrus Poonawalla, Managing Director of the Serum Institute of India (SII) that manufactured the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine.
"I thank the government of India for acknowledging my mentor, my hero, my father, Dr Cyrus Poonawalla," he further tweeted. Also, Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella and co-founder Suchitra Ella will be conferred with Padma Bhushan.
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