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Missed the Padma Shri!

Updated on: 17 April,2009 09:13 AM IST  | 
Subhash Agarwal |

Subhash Agarwal feels Dhoni and Bhajji's absence at the national awards was an insult to our President

Missed the Padma Shri!

Subhash Agarwal feels Dhoni and Bhajji's absence at the national awards was an insult to our President




Desh Ki Shaan: Pratibha Patil awarded the Padma Shri to
ace shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics




Invites for such prestigious functions are notified much earlier, and awardees must ensure that they attend them as a mark of respect towards the nation.

Those who give the awards a miss should not be bestowed with them. Exemption from presence at award ceremonies may be granted rarely and only on genuine circumstances.

Money and not awards seem to have been a priority for our super-rich cricketers. An enormous amount of money is showered on them by the Board of Cricket Control in India.
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The state governments also gift them in crores for their performances.
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In such a social structure, the rich turn richer, while majority of the people still live below the poverty line due to unemployment.

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