Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, George Fernandes conferred Padma awards posthumously
India Today
Former Union ministers George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were on Monday conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously for their exceptional and distinguished service.
Former Union ministers George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj and former President of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth were on Monday conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously for their exceptional and distinguished service in two civil investiture ceremonies held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The face of women boxing in India M C Mary Kom, who is a six-time AIBA women's boxing champion, Shri Shri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Udupi (posthumous), popularly known as Shri Pejavara Swamiji, were also honoured with the Padma Vibhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind in the presence of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah among others.
