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- ↑ "Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "National Doctor's Day: The Medical Heroes Who Won a Padma Award in 2020". News18. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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