Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France’s highest civilian honour “Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur” at a ceremony here.

• Author of several books and a Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Tharoor was conferred the prestigious award at the French Embassy by French Senate President Gerard Larcher
• The French government had announced the award for Tharoor, a former Union minister, in August 2022 but was conferred on him on Tuesday( 20 February, 2024).
• Receiving the recognition, Tharoor said he was immensely honoured to accept the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).