Sunny Wayne congratulates Shailaja Teacher on being honoured with CEU Open Society Prize

Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has been bestowed with the prestigious Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize. She has been honoured for the award in recognition of her commitment to public health services. At the official website of CEU, it has been written,

By awarding CEU’s highest award to Shailaja Teacher, the university honors a public servant and female leader for her commitment to public health services, the bedrock of every open society.

Malayalam movie actor Sunny Wayne, a very active person on social medias, has congratulated Shailaja Teacher for bagging such a prestigious honour. Open Society Prize, the highest civilian recognition by CEU, is annually awarded to persons of exceptional distinction who serve the ideals of an open society.

Responding to the award, KK Shailaja said that she’s honoured to be placed alongside so many eminent people who have made important contributions to an open society. She recalled how Kerala set up a system to fight the deadly pandemic. She also had some words of advice for the students graduating from the university. She said, “To all the students who are graduating today, I want to say that learning is a continuous process. Stay curious and keep learning and share your knowledge with others.”