Priyanka Chopra gets Mother Teresa memorial award for social justice

Priyanka Chopra has been awarded with the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice. Her mother Dr Madhu Chopra received the award on her behalf. While accepting the award, the proud mother said, ‘I humbly accept the award on her behalf. As a mother, I am immensely proud to have a child who is so compassionate and has so much kindness in her. She exemplifies the fact the more you give the more you get. Even as a child, she was influenced by Mother Teresa and has been supporting Prem Niwas in Bareilly.’ She added, ‘It is justifiable for her to receive this honourable award and I am immensely proud of her. I’m thankful and I’m sure she is humbled that her efforts have been recognised by the foundation that believes in helping the needy and supporting the deprived and raising funds for those who are impoverished.’ The 35-year-old actor received an invitation by the Harmony Foundation for lending her support and contribution towards social causes. Hollywood star and the Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie was among the first to take up the cause of fighting for the rights of refugees and displaced people.