My Sister Gita Has the Right to Decline Padma Shri: Naveen Patnaik

Noted writer Gita Mehta, Patnaik's elder sister, had declined to accept the Padma Shri last week, saying its timing was questionable as the general election was set to take place and the award may cause embarrassment to both the Odisha government and her.

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