Odisha's Centurion University of Technology and Management awarded actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to cinema. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik presented him the doctorate degree, and said, "Haasan is a legend who has served the nation...through art, cinema and humanitarian works." "I am...honoured...I thank [the CM] for...[honouring] me," Haasan said.