Ms Mukherjee's daughter Soumi Sengupta said that her mother told the senior official who called from Delhi that she was not willing to be named as a Padma Shri recipient and felt "insulted" at her being offered the award at her age.
Singer Sandhya Mukherjee declines Padma Shri award, says THIS - A number of people have supported Sandhya Mukherjee s decision of turning down an offer to award her Padma Bhushan.
All three people from Bengal on the BJP-led government's honour list have refused the Padma awards a situation deeply embarrassing in a state where the BJP suffered a stunning electoral defeat last year.
Kolkata, January 26
Singing legend Sandhya Mukherjee also known as Sandhya Mukhopadhyay on Tuesday refused an offer of a Padma Shri award when she was contacted by central government officials teleph