Confidential Kotler prize is most famous
January 16, 2019  09:55
A tweeter asked Union minister Smriti Irani: "Madam... I am confused which is more authentic -- your Yale degree or this Kotler Award?'

You know the answer when Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury and Omar Abdullah vie with one another to congratulate the recipient of the "first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award'.


The certificate, held by the smiling recipient, reads: "Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi.'Prime Minister Modi has been roasted on social media after the PMO's Twitter handle posted on Monday three pictures of him posing with the award, and a host of ministers sang hosannas.


"It is an acknowledgement of his selfless service & outstanding contribution".


This is a momentous achievement, and a proud day for all Indians!' tweeted junior minister Rajyavardhan Rathore.


But one factor stood out like a sore thumb: no one had any idea what the "first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award' was all about. A person associated with the organisers described it as "a very confidential award'.


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