Over 4,200 people recommended Ram Rahim for Padma awards
A total of 4,208 people had recommended rape-convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan for Padma awards in 2017.  The self-styled godman, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail, had proposed his own name for the honour five times. Out of the 18,768 Padma award applications received, the highest number of recommendations were made for Ram Rahim, data revealed.