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Asha Parekh lobbied for Padma Bhushan, says Nitin Gadkari

| Jan 04, 2016, 10:55:18 AM
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In a startling revelation, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that veteran Bollywood actress Asha Parekh had come to him seeking to be recommended for the Padma Bhushan saying that she was 'entitled' for one.

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