The daughter of late Indian agricultural scientist Dr M S Swaminathan, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, expressed her family's happiness and gratitude for her father's posthumous Bharat Ratna award, which he received along with former Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who is currently the Chairperson of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, also emphasized her father's selflessness and dedication to advancing science for the betterment of society.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on social media that former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of India. This honour is being bestowed upon Singh for his extraordinary contributions to the country.