Padma awards to Ramdev, Advani, Bachchan |
Spiritual gurus and BJP sympathizers Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, BJP veteran L K Advani and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and more than two dozen doctors are among those to be conferred the Padma Awards this Republic Day. Actor Dilip Kumar, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, lyricist and ad guru Prasoon Joshi, and scriptwriter Salim Khan (father of actor Salman Khan) also figure in the list. Sports personalities include hockey team captain Sardara Singh, badminton player P V Sindhu, chess grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan, wrestler Sushil Kumar, his coach Satpal and mountaineer Arunima Sinha. Also include Economist Bibek Debroy, mediapersons Rajat Sharma, Swapan Dasgupta, Hari Shankar Vyas, late actor Pran.
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