Singer S Janaki rejects Padma Bhushan, Singer Janaki rejects Padma Bhushan, Singer S Janaki rejects Padma Bhushan, S Janaki rejects Padma Bhushan award, singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki rejects Padma BhushanSinger S Janaki rejects Padma Bhushan:
Veteran south Indian playback singer Sreeramamurthy Janaki has declined to accept the Padma Bhushan award as she feels that the honour has come late in her five-and-half-decade long career.
"I refuse the Padma award... I have been singing for the last 55 years. I consider the recognition of my fans in various languages as the highest award," she told reporters at Ottappalam near here.
However, 75-year old Janaki, who has over 20,000 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi to her credit, said she had no grouse against the government.
"I have been singing for the last 55 years. I have sung a variety of songs in many languages. They all appreciated my songs. Even you Malayalees often say that my pronunciation is correct. So what else I require than the recognition from the people," she said.
"I have no complaint towards the government. I don't think the government has done anything wrong. But I have decided to refuse Padma award," Janaki, who was at Ottappalam to attend a marriage, said.
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