Why is Sonu Nigam unhappy with Padma Awards announcement? Whole controversy explained

New Delhi: Singer Sonu Nigam has expressed his disappointment over the Padma Awards after the winners of this year’s Padma Awards were announced on Saturday (January 25), just a day before Republic Day. The ‘Abhi Mujh Mein Hain’ singer was upset about the fact that legendary singers such as Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Kishore Kumar have not been honoured with Padma Awards.

Sonu Nigam questioned why “iconic artists” haven’t been recognised with the prestigious awards. He pointed out that there are singers who inspired musicians across the globe and one of them was honoured with the Padma Shri – Mohammed Rafi. However, legendary singer Kishore Kumar was never honoured with a Padma award, questioning further, “Awards are being given posthumously, right?”

Sonu Nigam is upset with Padma awards

Taking to Instagram, he shared a video where he raised his concerns and expressed disappointment over iconic artists not being honoured. He continued by saying that Alka Yagnik, who has a long and extraordinary career, has not yet received the recognition. He also opined that Shreya Ghoshal, who has been showcasing her skills for years, deserves a Padma recognition. He added that singer Sunidhi Chauhan has inspired an entire generation with her “unique voice” but still hasn’t received a Padma award.

He captioned the video on Instagram,” India and its pending Padma Awardees.” Watch the video below:

 

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When Sonu Nigam received Padma Shri

In 2022, Sonu Nigam was honoured with Padma Shri by former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Back then. he expressed his disappointment and said that the recognition was “too late for him to get it”.

Sonu Nigam songs

Sonu Nigam has sung over 10,000 songs in different languages including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri, and other Indian languages. Some of the hit Hindi songs are ‘Sandese Aate Hai’, ‘Papa Meri Jaan’, ‘Tumse Milke Dil Ka’, ‘ Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, ‘ Dil Dooba’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’, ‘Bole Chudiyan’, and ‘Bhagwan Kahan’, among others.