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S. Y. Quraishi Karan Thapar on the "Devil's Advocate" programme on the television channel CNN-IBN, he opposed the ideas of "Right to Recall" and "Right to Reject" advocated by Anna Hazare as not possible in India. However, after some time in a TV interview he said that Right to Reject can be considered. Dr S Y Quraishi was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK in May 2016. He joined Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, who were the first recipients of the Fellowship. S. Y. Quraishi Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi (born 11 June 1947) served as 17th Chief