Dr. Mohan presents ₹5 lakh to CM’s Public Relief Fund

V. Mohan, chairman and chief of diabetology at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, met Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami at the Secretariat and informed him about his being named for the Harold Rifkin Distinguished International Service award.

The Chief Minister congratulated Dr. Mohan for receiving the award, a government release said.

Dr. Mohan presented him a cheque of ₹5 lakh for the Chief Minister’s Public Relief fund. He presented ₹2.5 lakh of the Harold Rifkin award and contributed ₹2.5 lakh from his own money for the relief fund, the release said.

Dr. Mohan is the first Indian to receive the award. The award is given annually to an individual whose efforts have increased awareness of diabetes.