In a shocking incident, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of Art of Living and the World Cultural Festival controversy has said that Nobel Malala Yousafzai did not deserve the prestigious award.

The spiritual guru also said that he would never accept the Nobel Peace Prize.

"That girl (Malala) has done nothing to get the Nobel prize," said the Sri Sri.

Reporter: Malala ko puraskaar mila to kya galat thaa? SriSri Ravi Shankar: Aur kya? Uss ladki ne kuch bhi nahin kiya pic.twitter.com/961EKb9d5e — ANI (@ANI_news) May 2, 2016

He was quoted by the Deccan Chronicle saying, “I was in the past offered the Nobel Peace Prize, but I had rejected it as I only believe in working and not in being honoured for my work. We should always honour only to those who deserve it and I am totally against honouring Malala Yousafzai with the prize and it is of no use,” he said.

The leader was on a visit to drought-hit areas in Maharashtra. He was at Latur while speaking about the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Malala Yousafzai is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize award. She, who was working on girls' right to go to school, was targeted in an assassination attempt by the Taliban in Swat who opposed education of girls.