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The CPM has historically opposed the acceptance of Padma awards, and several senior party leaders have declined such honours in the past.
The announcement was made by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday as part of the Padma awards for 2026.
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred the prestigious Padma Awards to 71 distinguished individuals at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan's Durbar Hall.
The awards are traditionally declared on the eve of Republic Day.
A total of 132 Padma Awards were conferred by the President on the eve of the Republic Day.
PRS Oberoi was widely known as the doyen of Indian hospitality.
A total of 106 have been declared winners of the Padma awards on the eve of the Republic Day.
Sharma, who is a Padma Vibhushan recipient, is believed to be the first musician to have played Indian classical music on the santoor, a folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir.
Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West Bengal CM and CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee were given Padma Bhushan.
Decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, Purandare -- who turned 100 on July 29 -- breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, around 5 a.m. Monday, stunning the state's political, literary and art circles.
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