Debate With Arnab LIVE: Politics Over Padma Awards—Honors or Poll Bait?
The Padma Awards 2026 announcement has ignited a fiery political storm, with opposition parties, Congress, accusing the Modi government of turning prestigious civilian honors into election bait ahead of state polls in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram highlighted that 38 of 131 awardees hail from poll-bound states—37% from regions with just 18% of India’s population—claiming deliberate targeting for votes, while Shiv Sena (UBT) slams Padma Bhushan for ex-Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over his past controversial remarks on Maharashtra icons.
Join Arnab Goswami LIVE as BJP defends the merit-based selections—including cross-party nods like posthumous honors for CPM’s V.S. Achuthanandan and JMM’s Shibu Soren—dismissing critics as petty, amid Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan questioning delays in actor Mammootty’s award. Is this national recognition or strategic signaling? Republic TV debates if Padma purity survives poll politics.
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