Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will award D Lit (Honoris-causa) degrees to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, painter M F Hussain and former Chief Justice of India A M Ahmedi for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields.
"The degrees will be awarded to these personalities at
the forthcoming annual convention of the university, date of
which will be announced soon," an AMU release said today.
The decision to honour them was taken at a special
meeting of the university's executive council held yesterday,
it said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 13:46