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Government announces posthumous Padma Award for Captain Vijayakanth! - Full list of winners

  • IndiaGlitz, [Friday,January 26 2024]

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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