President presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awards

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 11:19 PM

President presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awards

New Delhi, March 20: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri awards at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The ceremony, held at the majestic Durbar Hall, was attended by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh apart from other dignitaries. Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba anchored the event.

The President, Vice President and the Prime Minister informally met the awardees and their families over tea and interacted with them briefly after the ceremony was over.

The gesture thrilled the recipients and the attendees who hankered to get their pictures clicked with the highest office bearers of the country. The youngsters looked particularly enamoured with Modi and jostled to take selfies or pictures with him as he passed by greeting them.