Supreme Patriarch to get major Indian honour
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India has conferred one of its highest civilian awards the “Padma Shri” on His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyawongsakhatayan, the Supreme Patriarch.
The announcement was made on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day of India.
Somdet is the first personality from Thailand to be given this honour, a press release issued by the Embassy of India Bangkok said on Friday.
The investiture ceremony will be held soon in New Delhi.
The award is seen as further affirming the deepening relations between India and Thailand.
