Padma Awards: CPM's Veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Rejects Padma Bhushan
<p><strong>Bengal:</strong> On the eve of Republic Day, former Bengal chief minister and Communist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday refused to accept Padma Bhushan that was conferred on him by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government.</p> <p>“I don't know anything about the Padma Bhushan award, nobody told me about it. If I have been awarded the Padma Bhushan, I would have rejected it,” Buddhadeb said in a statement.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPDATE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UPDATE</a> | In a statement, former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee says he will not accept the Padma Bhushan award <a href="https://ift.tt/3nUcviA> — ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1486009399844155392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Buddhadeb, who is a former member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), served as chief minister of West Bengal from 2002 to 2011.</p> <p>Among other striking political pioneers from across the spectrum to get the country's third-highest civilian award of Padma Bhushan is Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad.</p> <p>Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Jairan Ramesh heaped praises on the veteran leader and wrote, "Right thing to do. He wants to be Azad not Ghulam".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Right thing to do. He wants to be Azad not Ghulam. <a href="https://ift.tt/3fY7Ck4> — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jairam_Ramesh/status/1486016346442047497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>A while ago, CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury also took on Twitter and wrote, "Former Party PB member & WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had this to say on the Padma Bhushan award announcement I don't know anything about Padma Bhushan award, none has said anything about it. If I have been given Padma Bhushan I refuse to accept it".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former Party PB member & WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had this to say on the Padma Bhushan award announcement.<br />“I don't know anything about Padman Bhusan award,none has said anything about it. If I have been given Padma Bhushan I refuse to accept it.”</p> — Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) <a href="https://twitter.com/SitaramYechury/status/1486012704565633024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> <p>Almost 128 eminent personalities for the country's highest civilian awards were named by the Union ministry of home affairs announced hours ago.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The President of India has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards this year.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PadmaAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PadmaAwards</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepublicDay2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepublicDay2022</a> <br /><br />The list is as below - <a href="https://t.co/4xf9UHOZ2H">pic.twitter.com/4xf9UHOZ2H</a></p> — DD News (@DDNewslive) <a href="https://twitter.com/DDNewslive/status/1485984118798450691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>The Padma Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher-order), and Padma Shri (distinguished service). The honor tries to perceive accomplishments in all fields of activities or disciplines where a component of public service is involved.</p> <p>Earlier in the day, President of India Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of 128 Padma Awards this year. </p> <p>Additionally, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will be given the Padma Shri. Chopra is the only athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.</p> <p>Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam will also be conferred with Padma Shri.</p> <p>Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech and Cyrus Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India will also receive Padma Bhushan awards.</p> <p>While Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella have been the main faces behind development of the indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin, Poonawalla role has been significant in giving India Covishield - another Covid vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.</p> <p>The Home Ministry has also conferred third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai.</p>
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