Ashwani Kumar to Attend Panthéonisation of French Jurist Robert Badinter

Former Union Law Minister and senior Supreme Court advocate Ashwani Kumar will attend the Panthéonisation ceremony of French jurist Robert Badinter in Paris on October 9.

He thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for the invitation.

Panthéonisation is a French national honour that commemorates eminent individuals at the Panthéon, where figures like Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie are interred.

Kumar described Badinter as a distinguished humanist and a crusader against the death penalty, recalling his personal association with him and praising his lifelong dedication to human rights and public causes.