For Republic Day 2026, 131 Padma awards were announced: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. They include 19 women, 6 foreigners or overseas Indians and 16 posthumous honours. N. Rajam and the late Dharmendra received the Padma Vibhushan, and Alka Yagnik, Mammootty and Uday Kotak the Padma Bhushan. Tamil Nadu has 14 awardees (3 Padma Bhushan, 11 Padma Shri), including K. Vijay Kumar of the operation against Veerappan and, posthumously, Alu Kurumba artist R. Krishnan.