Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for identifying achievements of people across the country, former Karnataka Minister for Sports and Youth Empowerment and Congress leader Pramod Madhwaraj on Friday said that the Indian Prime Minister has brought a changing trend in giving Padma awards.
Heaping praises on the BJP government, he said that the trend of determining Padma awardees has changed since the BJP came to power.
As a part of Padma Awards 2021, he conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously to Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Math for his contributions in the field of spiritualism.