The inspiring story of how Saina Nehwal ordered a Padma Bhushan on Twitter

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The News Minute | January 5, 2014 | 2.48 pm IST Apparently, there’s a new degree course in India. It’s called Tweeting for the Padmas. Here’s what you do: Be a good sports person, any sports person, or good at anything for that matter, even the most eager tweeter. I saw the news in Times of india about the Padma awards and I was really sad to see that my name was not sent to Ministry of home affairs — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 by sports ministry of india . — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 I got the Padma Shri in 2010 and there is a policy that u can get the next Padma award only after 5 years and this year I completed my five — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 Years . — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 Keep at it for a few years, you will win the Padma Shri. Keep at the game for five years and you can qualify for the next degree: Padma Bhushan. The only exam you have to clear is to post a couple of things on Twitter: When I sent my file in 2014 for the Padma Bhushan award the ministry said u have to follow the rules and submit the application after 5 — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 Years so my file got rejected last year and I again applied this year for the award . I read that Sushil Kumar name is recommended by the — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 Sports ministry and he is not completed 5 years as a special case but even i won the Olympic bronze medal in 2012 and won many titles in2014 — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 I hope sports ministry look up to this and I will be more than happy if both me and Sushil gets the award as we both won medals in 2012 — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 Olympics . But I think rule is rule for me they said u have to wait for 5 years to get the award . — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 2, 2015 This is how you appear to be modest about it Friends I m not demanding for the award my question was why my name was not sent to the home ministry and then of course the panel will — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 3, 2015 Decide the awards — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) January 3, 2015 Get to know one of the most recent (possible) Padma Bhushan awardees: - I am very hurt and sad that I have still not received the cash award from my state for the Olympic bronze medal that I won for my country — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) July 24, 2014 I am happy to know that sania mirza has become the brand ambassador of telengana and I am proud of telengana but - pic.twitter.com/ANtRzjOoSt — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) July 24, 2014 And now, for the applause: Triple hockey Olympian N Mukesh Kumar said: “Sushil is the first Indian to win back-to-back Olympic medals . He has won Commonwealth Games gold and World Cup medals. But Saina has not won a medal at the World Championship. She is young and can wait”. It is always good to remember what our teachers said: "Respect has to be earned, not demanded." #SainaNehwal #PadmaBhushan — Sachin Kalbag (@SachinKalbag) January 5, 2015 Inspired by Saina Nehwal, I also called media and request for my appraisal to my manager. — 0mar Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) January 5, 2015 Saina Nehwal certainly deserves the Padma Bhushan. But lobbying for it, directly or otherwise, seems less than excellent. — Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) January 5, 2015 .@NSaina You're a national hero. You've achieved your laurels by your own hard work alone. Ruining it by publicly hankering after a Padma. — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) January 5, 2015 Saina nehwal also should give up on her sense of entitlement. For someone so young and talented,running down fellow sportsman is unbecoming — J (@jiteshpillaai) January 5, 2015 Take a bow! Oh and meanwhile- After Saina, Vijender Singh decides to speak up for a Padma Bhushan Tweet

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