CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury will receive the K. Madhavan memorial award at a function organised here on Sunday to pay tributes to Gandhian K. Madhavan on his second death anniversary.
At the function scheduled at 2.30 p.m. at the Municipal Town Hall here, CPI general secretary S. Sudhakar Reddy will give away the award to Mr. Yechury. Mr. Yerchury was chosen for the award by a three-member jury headed by writer Paul Zacharia. The award consists of a statute, a citation and a cash prize of ₹50,000.
At the function chaired by K. Madhavan Foundation chairman and Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekharan, P. Karunakaran, MP, will deliver the memorial lecture. The function will be attended by renowned media personality Sashi Kumar, foundation vice chairman C.K. Sreedharan, SWC member E.M. Radha, senior journalist C. Gouridasan Nair, among others.