Richard Dawkins confirms Javed Akhtars win, silences the naysayers

10 Jun 2020

Just when we thoughtJavedAkhtars triumph as the first Indian recipient of the prestigious RichardDawkinsaward, was a matter of pride for the entire nation, some Twitter users got into action claiming that the globally-respectedJavedAkhtarhad not actually won the globally respected award but had only been nominated.Now in a huge setback to the nasty naysayers of Hindustan who couldnt believe that a Muslim could be honoured for his secular values, RichardDawkinshimself has tweeted: @Javedakhtarjadu is the 2020 RichardDawkinsAward winner and I could not be more pleased. The Centre for Inquiry, on whose board I sit, has designated him this year's recipient for his courageous public stands on behalf of atheism, rationality, andfreethought.Javedwho cant stop smiling since the announcement says Let the self-motivated elements feel happy if they feel I havent been honoured. As an Indian I am pleased to be thus honoured.