Padma Awards: Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley Given Padma Vibhushan Posthumously

Swaraj's daughter accepted the award from President Kovind, while Jaitley's award was received by his wife.

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were both on Monday, 8 November, awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously.

Family members of both the former Union ministers received the award on their behalf from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.