Udupi: India’s most popular and trusted media house, the Bennett and Coleman group has given the prestigious ET Business Icon 2019 award to Udupi-based politician and contractor Muniyal Uday Kumar Shetty. He was selected as the winner in the category – Excellence in Industrial and Welfare Works for the year 2019.
The award was handed over to Shetty in a formal ceremony held at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Bengaluru on Thursday, September 19.
Shetty received the award from Bollywood superstar Raveena Tandon and the organisers felicitated him for his extraordinary contribution to society through his business and social-welfare activities.
Shetty is the first person from the Udupi district to have received the ‘Economic Times – Business Icon’ award.
