As many as seven people, including renowned surgeon Dr G V Rao and scientist Kumarasamy Thangaraj from Telangana, and four from Andhra Pradesh, including actors Murali Mohan and Rajendra Prasad, were conferred the Padma Shri on Sunday.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy congratulated the awardees in a press release. He also lauded noted cancer specialist Dr Nori Dattatreyudu (USA) for being awarded the Padma Bhushan.
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