100-year-old Gandhian and freedom fighter V.P. Appukuttan Poduval from Payyannur who actively participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and worked tirelessly to uplift the lives of the weaker sections for the past eight decades was conferred with Padma Shri by the Union government on Wednesday. Mr. Poduval said he never expected that the prestigious civilian award would be …
