President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PMs of India

India hosted the most prestigious award ceremony, the Bharat Ratna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday.

President Draupadi Murmu honoured the recipients-former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, and renowned agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan.

Among the awardees, only L .K. Advani, aged 96, is alive. The awards of the other recipients were received by their family members on behalf.

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