L K Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Baba Ramdev likely to get Padma awards
Posted January 24th, 2015, 10:16 AM IST
New Delhi: Amid speculation over the names for this year’s Padma awards, the government dismissed the media reports.
The government said that the reports on those getting the awards this year were “speculative”.
“The government has not yet announced the Padma awards for the year 2015. These awards are announced on January 25 every year, on the eve of Republic Day. The names appearing in the media are speculative and there is no official confirmation for the same,” a home ministry statement said.
According to the media reports, the list of awardees includes the names of BJP leader L.K. Advani, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth.
The government said that the reports on those getting the awards this year were “speculative”.
“The government has not yet announced the Padma awards for the year 2015. These awards are announced on January 25 every year, on the eve of Republic Day. The names appearing in the media are speculative and there is no official confirmation for the same,” a home ministry statement said.
According to the media reports, the list of awardees includes the names of BJP leader L.K. Advani, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth.
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