Dr Vivek Murthy has been appointed the Surgeon
General of the US. The Senate has voted 51-43 in favor of the doctor. He
becomes the first person of Indian origin to achieve the post and the youngest
in American history.
His appointment to this top job has
announced a major setback for the powerful gun lobby spearheaded by the
National Rifles Association, which had lobbied hard with senators to block his
way to the top spot for the last several months.
Welcoming his appointment as
"America's Doctor", President Obama has said that he will build on
the progress the country has made on defeating Ebola.
Dr Murthy, 37, was born into a
family in Karnataka. His appointment has made some of the senators wonder
whether he is too young to be appointed.
He studied biochemical sciences
from Harvard and went on to get a degree in medicine and business from Yale
University. Murthy has been working at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital
as a physician.
All throught his life, he has
been an advocate of gun control. His opinions in this regard has gotten him in
trouble with the Republicans who tried their best to not to let his nominations
pass through.
When he tweeted, "Tired of
politicians playing politics w/ guns, putting lives at risk b/c they're scared
of NRA. Guns are a health care issue." The NRA wrote to all the senators
to try their utmost to block his nomination as this would spell disaster for
America's gun owners.
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