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Padma Awards 2026 – Tamil Nadu
February 5 , 2026
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- The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards for 2026 on 13 persons from Tamil Nadu.
- This year comprises two Padma Bhushan and 11 Padma Shri awards from Tamil Nadu.
- While S.K.M. Maeilanandhan will receive Padma Bhushan for social work, K.R. Palaniswamy will receive the award for distinguished service of a high order in the field of medicine.
- Maeilanandhan is the executive chairman of the Erode-based SKM Group of Companies.
- H.V. Hande, who was the Health Minister in AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran’s Cabinet, was awarded Padma Shri.
- Carnatic vocalists and sisters Ranjani-Gayathri were chosen for the Padma Shri award.
- Punniamurthy Natesan, retired professor at Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, has been selected for the Padma Shri in the field of medicine.
- Sculptor Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar has been chosen for the Padma Shri.
- V. Kamakoti, IIT-Madras Director, has been chosen for the Padma Shri in the field of Science and Engineering.
- The other Padma Shri awardees are K. Ramasamy for science and technology, Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan for art, Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam for art and writer Sivasankari for literature and education.
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