New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was honoured with the Padma Shri Award by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, while former hockey player PR Sreejesh was presented with the Padma Bhushan Award on Monday, April 28.
President Murmu presented the Padma Awards to the previously announced recipients at the first Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Ashwin and Sreejesh were among some other dignitaries to receive the civilian awards.
Sreejesh received the second-highest Padma honour. He has become just the second Indian hockey player after the great Major Dhyan Chand to be conferred with the Padma Bhushan. Meanwhile, Ashwin is among a plethora of Indian cricketers to be honoured with the Padma Shri, the third-highest Padma award.
The Indian Board also shared a video of Ashwin receiving the honour from the President. “Congratulations to Ravi Ashwin on being conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Hon’ble President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, honouring his remarkable achievements and an illustrious career with Team India,” BCCI wrote in a post to the video on social media.
