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Chennai, January 25th
Former Chairman of Murugappa Group M V Subbiah, eminent classical vocalist Dr T V Gopalakrishnan and renowned violinist M S Gopalakrishnan were the three chosen from Tamil Nadu for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Central government.This year the Centre has selected five people from across the country for Padma Vibhushan, 27 for Padma Bhushan and 77 for Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 ladies among the awardees. From Tamil Nadu three were selected for Padma Bhushan including vocalist Dr Gopalakrishnan, Violinist and Mr Subbiah in the Trade and Industry category.
The Centre has selected four from the State for Padma Shri including leading Theatre personality Natesan Muthuswamy, Social activist Dr P K Gopal diabetologist Dr V Mohan of Mohan's Diabetes Speciality Centre and Geratrician Dr Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan in the field of Medicine. The awards would be conferred by the President at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan during March-April.
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