1988

M. G. RamachandranFilm actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (197780, 198084, 198587)[44]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Ratna" \l "cite_note-MGR-51" [c]

1990

B. R. AmbedkarChief architect of theIndian Constitutionand social reformer[49]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Ratna" \l "cite_note-53" [50]

Nelson MandelaLeader of theAnti-Apartheid Movementin South Africa andNobel Peace Prize laureate(1993)[51]