Opposition leader VD Satheesan criticized the decision of Padma award. The opposition leader also asked what the criteria are for awarding the award. The opposition leader’s Facebook post: Vajra Shobha gets the award when it reaches the most deserving hands. T. Padmanabhan, Sanu Mash, C. Radhakrishnan, Sarah Joseph, Sajitha Shankar, Sujatha Mohan, MN Karissery, Nedumudi Venu, Dr. M.V. Pillai, Deepan Sivaraman, Dr. V.S. Padma awards are still far away from many talented people like Vijayan. The list of people who have upheld extraordinary excellence, sense of freedom, good thoughts and democratic values in their fields of work will go on and on.
When I read the news of Padma Vibhushan for Chiranjeevi and Padma Bhushan for Mithun Chakraborty in the newspapers the other day, the first thing I thought of was Mammootty. Mammootty received the Padma Shri in 1998. Mammootty is standing there even after a quarter of a century. I don’t need to go into his film career or his acting career. If an Indian film star is considered for the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan honor, there is no doubt that Mammootty is the first name. Sreekumaran Thambi is a contemporary of P. Bhaskaran Machin and ONV. I deserve the Padma award. Why is that name missing from the award list? Padma awards are the honor given by the country. The honor given by the country should make the beautiful and magnificent concept of India more vivid. Congratulations to all the awardees.
At the same time, there were earlier complaints regarding Mammootty not being considered for the Padma award. The issue was raised by many prominent people including in the social media. The main demand is that the Padma Vibhushan should have been given to Mammootty. Also, there is a strong criticism that the Padma award has been entered by an unqualified person.
