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Padma Bhushan Award placed at Captain Vijayakanth Memorial.!

Vijayakanth: The Vijayakanth family paid homage to the Padma Bhushan awarded to him at the Vijayakanth memorial.

Captain Vijayakanth was a hero in the Tamil film industry and a real hero among the film industry and the public. As mentioned in the film industry, Vijayakanth entered Tamil Nadu politics and started a party called National Progressive Dravida Kazhagam and advanced to the position of Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Vijayakanth, who was known as a good person among the people in the film industry and in the political field, suffered from health problems for the past few years and died in December 2023. The central government honored Captain Vijayakanth with the Padma Bhushan award in recognition of his artistic and political service.

The award ceremony was held yesterday (May 10) at the President’s House in Delhi. On behalf of Vijayakanth, his wife Premalatha Vijayakanth received the Padma Bhushan from President Draupadi Murmu.

Demudika volunteers gave a warm welcome to Premalatha Vijayakanth and her family who returned to Chennai today after receiving the Padma Bhushan award from Captain Vijayakanth at the Chennai airport.

After that, the Padma Bhushan awarded to Vijayakanth was kept at Captain Vijayakanth’s memorial at the DMD headquarters in Coimbatore, Chennai. At that time Vijayakanth’s wife Premalatha Vijayakanth, sons Shanmukha Pandian, Vijaya Prabhakaran, brother-in-law Sudish and Demuthika volunteers paid homage at Vijayakanth’s memorial.