Manjunath Shanmugam a sales manager in the Indian Oil Sales Corporation, Shanmugam was trying to stop the corruption of oil when he was killed. He was 27 years old when he died.
On November 19, 2006 Manjunath’s first death anniversary the Manjunath Shanmugam Trust has undertaken following initiatives:
1) Start of a national helpline with the intention of helping people across the nation in using the Right To Information Act (RTI).
2) Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award.
The objective of Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award is to respect and encourage person/s or institutions who are working to support the principles of truth and honesty in the Indian public life.
The nominees will be evaluated on the basis of:
1. Gravity of the circumstances and its impact.
2. Corrective action undertaken, not just reporting the situation.
3. Extent of difficulty faced by nominee in correcting the situation.
The first Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Award was delivered on 24/03/07 at IIM Bangalore. The award is for deserving candidates who have reported and worked to rectify corrupt practices in government, public or corporate life. The honorary Chief Guest N. Narayana Murthy awarded the award of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. One Lakh to Prof. R. P Singh, Vice Chancellor, Lucknow University.
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti president Akhil Gogoi received the esteemed 2nd Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award from the iron lady Kiran Bedi at a function held on March 28, 2008 at the IIT Delhi Seminar Hall. Mr Akhil Gogoi who hails from upper Assam’s Golaghat district has been awarded for his fight against corruption.
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