Jwala Gutta Questions Padma Awards

26 Jan, 2017 13:28 IST|Sakshi
Jwala Gutta 

Ace shuttler and fiercely outspoken Jwala Gutta has voiced her disappointment at not being considered for Padma award. In a no-holds-barred Facebook post, she said though she richly deserved the award, she was ignored.

Here's what she posted on her Facebook account:

I always wondered the concept of applying for particular award which is the most reputed awards in our country.. but then that's what the procedure is.. so I did apply...applied cos it's prestigious to have the award..cos I thought maybe I made the people of my country proud by my game and deserved it...I have been playing for this country for more than 15 years now..and have won so many prestigious tournaments..I thought maybe I should apply..but I guess it's never enough..you need recommendations, recommendations that you deserve an award. You need to put in a word and get letters and the list goes on and on..but the question I still have is why do I have to apply for an award and also ask for recommendation. Aren't my credentials good enough? Well I am really curious about the whole system..My two consecutive medals, Delhi CWG gold and Glasgow silver is not enough, My World Championships medal is not enough, I was top 10 ranked in this women doubles and mixed doubles and my superseries performance and medals in Grand Prix gold is not enough..I'm 15 times NationaI champion and I am also the first Indian to qualify for two events in Olympics in Indian history, I'm the first Indian to win a medal after Prakash Padukone sir in world championships and so many other firsts.. I have laid path for doubles in Badminton for our country when nobody took it seriously..but it's simply isn't enough..why cos I am outspoken? Cos I am opinionated? why is it that I am being denied of this particular award? Now I really don't know should I be asking for this award...or I simply don't deserve it. if this is not enough what is?

Sportspersons Virat Kohli, Sekhar Naik, Vikash Gowda, Deepa Malik, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Dipa Karmakar, PR Sreejesh and Sakshi Malik were given Padmasri this year

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