Venkaiah Naidu congratulates farmer on winning Padma Shri

New Delhi, Jan 25: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday expressed his happiness over a farmer getting Padma Shri award, claiming that it happened for the first time.

“Congratulations to all Padma awardees… Very happy that for the first time a Padma award is bestowed on a farmer, Shri Subhash Palekar”, Naidu said on Twitter.