Sankara Nethralaya has honoured Prasad Reddy Katamreddy, CEO of US company Twisted X, and his wife Shobha Reddy with its Sankara Ratna award. Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the award at the eye hospital's headquarters in Chennai.
The gifts
- The couple had already given $525,000 to Sankara Nethralaya USA.
- They announced another $100,000 at the ceremony, taking their total to $625,000. That makes them the largest individual donors to Sankara Nethralaya USA.
- Sankara Nethralaya USA president Bala Reddy Indurti said the couple gives more than $2 million a year from business profits to charity.
"This is a priceless award for me," Prasad Reddy said. Venkaiah Naidu praised his commitment to social causes and hoped others would draw inspiration from him.
He is the third NRI to receive the award, after S.V. Acharya and Bala Reddy Indurti. Past recipients include Ratan Tata, A.M. Naik and Deepak Parekh. Former Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan, Sankara Nethralaya chairman Dr Surendran and Sankara Nethralaya India president Dr Girish Rao attended. The New Jersey State Senate and General Assembly issued a joint proclamation honouring him.
