CHENNAI: Five eminent personalities from Tamil Nadu were chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri honours, sources from the Union government told DT Next.
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The Padma Shri awardees from Tamil Nadu are Dr Punniyamurthy Natesan, Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan, R Krishnan, Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar, Thiruvarur Bakhtavathsalam.
K Pajanivel from Puducherry was also selected for Padma Shri, sources added.
The other Padma awards - Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan - will be announced shortly.
The three Padma awards and the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, will be formally announced today (January 25).