Sonu Nigam receives Padma Shri award, after saying ‘it is too late’.

Singer Sonu Nigam has been awarded the Padma Shri award by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at an event in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. The President of India shared a picture on Twitter with the caption, “President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Sonu Nigam for Art. A well-known singer and music director, he has sung over 6,000 songs in more than 28 languages.”

Sonu Nigam had initially refused to accept the award, saying ‘it’s too late’. He had also prepared a reply in anticipation of a call for Padma Shri. He had revealed that he would respond with ‘Don’t you think it is too late in the day to give me Padma Shri?’

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He stated, ‘You guys are giving me Padma Shri now? You guys have been teasing me for a long time. We are also human beings and we also get lured by these temptations. Is there a person who would be felicitated with an award and would not like it? Those who don’t get it, only they say it like that. It’s a good feeling to be given acclamation and recognition at the right time. Justice given late isn’t called justice. So I said, ‘I won’t be able to accept this award’. I said ‘This is too late. You are giving Padma Shri to me now. I am past that stage of expecting and I have stopped looking in that direction already’.”

“I am also aware of who nominated my name as well. He is a legendary classical singer. I will ask him one day if I can tell his name publicly or not someday. Everything has happened so beautifully because a musical authority nominated by name that ‘You should give it to him because it’s been far too late’,” Sonu had also added.