By a staff reporter: Former state chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is being conferred the Padma award. The veteran leftist leader is being awarded the Padma Bhushan for his outstanding contribution in the social field. But perhaps Buddhadeb Bhattacharya is not accepting this Padma honor. Buddhababu's statement about the Padma honor, "I do not know anything about the Padma Bhushan award, no one told me about it. If I was given the Padma Bhushan award, I would reject it. "