After being conferred with the Padma Shri award, singer Sonu Nigam expressed his happiness. He issued a statement in which he shared that he would like to dedicate the award to his late mother Shobha Nigam.

"January 25 was a rather special day for me and my family. I`m very thankful to the Government of India for thinking of me as a deserving candidate and bestowing me the Padma Shri. My heartfelt thanks to all those who selected me and suggested my name for this prestigious honour. I would also like to thank my mother, Shobha Nigam, and my father, Agam Kumar Nigam. In fact, I want to dedicate this award to my mother. Had she been here today, she would have cried a lot," Sonu said.