Very happy, extremely happy, says Advani after receiving Padma Vibhushan

March 30, 2015 15:32

LK Advani reacts after receiving the Padma Vibhushan this morning. "I was very happy, extremely happy, very special honour for my political party," he said.

Advani is one of nine people who were given the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour after the Bharat Ratna.

The others are: 2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra

3 Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab

4 Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka

5 Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra

6 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh

7 Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu

8 Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi

9 Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK

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