PM Modi congratulates Satyarthi, Malala for winning Nobel Prize

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his congratulations to child's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Taking to twitter to extend his best wishes to Satyarthi, Prime Minister Modi called his work 'relevant to entire humankind'.

"Congratulations to Shri Kailash Satyarthi on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The entire nation is proud of his momentous achievement," the Prime Minister tweeted.

"Shri Kailash Satyarthi has devoted his life to a cause that is extremely relevant to entire humankind. I salute his determined efforts," he added.

Prime Minister Modi also praised Malala, hailing her valour on twitter.

"Malala Yousafzai's life is a journey of immense grit and courage. I congratulate her on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize," he tweeted.

Earlier in the day, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Satyarthi and Malala had jointly been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Showing great personal courage, Kailash Satyarthi, maintaining Mahatma Gandhi's tradition, has headed various forms of protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain. He has also contributed to the development of important international conventions on children's rights," the committee said.

Pointing out that the figure for child labourers had come down by 78 million globally, the committee also said that the fight for the right of children led to fraternity between nations.

"The struggle against suppression and for the rights of children and adolescents contributes to the realization of the "fraternity between nations" that Alfred Nobel mentions in his will as one of the criteria for the Nobel Peace Prize," it stated.