Don't give Padmas to tainted, says Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said awards like the Padma Bhushan should be given to people who add to its prestige, and not to those with a taint, even as the latest recipient, USbased hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, remained unfazed in the face of the controversy over his award.

"We are not talking of any specific case. But these awards should be given to people who enhance its prestige and not to those with a taint," Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said Tuesday.

The controversy erupted after BJP deputy leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde wrote to President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday

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