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Government announces posthumous Padma Award for Captain Vijayakanth! - Full list of winners
Government announces posthumous Padma Award for Captain Vijayakanth! - Full list of winners
Friday, January 26, 2024 • Tamil
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Vijayakanth, the legendary Tamil actor and the founder of the DMDK party, passed away on December 28, 2023 in Chennai at the age of 71. Apart from his achievements as an actor and politician, the veteran was known for his philanthropy and goodwill. He was fondly called 'Captain' and 'Puratchi Kalaignar'.
The government announced the Padma Awards for individuals today. As per the latest update, Captain Vijayakanth will be bestowed with the prestigious Padma Bhushan posthumously. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition of his service to the arts. This is now doing rounds on the internet.
A total of 17 people have been awarded the Padma Bhushan and here are the full details:
Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Kerala
Shri Hormusji N Cama - Literature & Education - Journalism Maharashtra
Shri Mithun Chakraborty - Art - West Bengal
Shri Sitaram Jindal - Trade & Industry - Karnataka
Shri Young Liu - Trade & Industry - Taiwan
Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta - Medicine - Maharashtra
Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - West Bengal
Shri Ram Naik - Public Affairs - Maharashtra
Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel - Medicine - Gujarat
Shri Olanchery Rajagopal - Public Affairs - Kerala
Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt - Art - Maharashtra
Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Posthumous) - Others: Spiritualism - Ladakh
Shri Pyarelal Sharma - Art - Maharashtra
Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur - Medicine - Bihar
Ms Usha Uthup - Art - West Bengal
Shri Vijaykanth (Posthumous) - Art - Tamil Nadu
Shri Kundan Vyas - Literature & Education: Journalism - Maharashtra
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