The Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange was this week honoured by India when he was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Honour Award for his tireless effort in strengthening Indo-Seychelles relations. It was at a ceremony in New Delhi that Dr. Shakeel-Uz-Zaman Ansari from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of Indi; Dalbir Singh, the National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee; Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh; Gurinder Singh and Deepak Singh who jointly presented St.Ange with the Mahatma Gandhi Samman Award.
Accepting the award, St.Ange said that he was honoured by the gesture which he accepted on behalf of his Team at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and also on behalf of the Team at the Seychelles Tourism Board. “Today you have shown that when we work hard, our work is recognised well beyond our own borders. I am humbled as much as I am honoured to receive the award named after the founding father of India. Thank you India,” St.Ange said.
It was at this Award Ceremony that Gurinder Singh, a Member of the Press Council of India had said that the Indo-Seychelles relations had been characterised by close friendship, understanding and cooperation. It was at this same Award Giving Ceremony that he invited the Minister to be the Chief Guest at the Golden Triangle event to be held in January 2015.”
Waven William, the Seychelles High Commissioner accredited to India; Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board; Benjamine Rose, the PS for Culture at the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture; Thanglura Darlong, the Joint Secretary for Parliament and Coordination at the Ministry of External Affairs of India who was also previously the Indian Ambassador accredited to Seychelles when the islands held its first edition of the Seychelles-India Day Celebrations; and Pravin Darad from the Indian Association of Seychelles, were all present to witness the felicitation.
