Port Blair, May 16: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands to display profile and photos of all Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree awardees of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in a respectable gallery so that all Islanders especially young generation can take inspiration from their life and reach to great heights in their lives.

In a letter addressed to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament mentioned that this is a matter of immense pride that four Islanders of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bishop John Richardson, Shri. Edward  Kutchat, Smti Shanti Teresa Lakra and Shri. Naresh Chander Lal have been conferred with prestigious Padma Shree award and among them Bishop John Richardson have been also conferred with most prestigious Padma Bhushan award.

He added that these four Islanders have not only brought tremendous honour for our Islands but have also set an example of hard work and selfless service for all Islanders to follow.

In this regard, he requested the Lt. Governor to arrange to display their profile and details of their contributions to the society in a respectable gallery along with their photos so that all Islanders especially young generation can take inspiration from their life and reach to great heights in their lives.