PM Modi to pay last respects to Lata Mangeshkar in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Mumbai to pay his last respects to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.  The last rites of Mangeshkar would be performed with full stste honour  at 6.15pm at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Sunday. The central government announced a two-day national mourning in her memory with the National Flag flying across the country at half-mast till Monday.

Home Minister, Amit Shah said with her melodious and mesmerizing voice,  she has filled the lives of every generation not only in India but all over the world with the sweetness of Indian music. Surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari her music has been very dear to him. Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said Lata Ji's magical voice shall remain immortal. Thakur said her voice will continue to echo everywhere be it at borders or be it at prayers. BJP President J P Nadda has expressed grief over the demise of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. In a tweet,  Nadda said that her passing away is an irreparable loss to the entire art world.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said her golden voice is immortal and will continue to echo in the hearts of her fans.  Various Leaders and renowned personalities in Maharashtra are paying tributes to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. While paying tribute to Lata Mangeshkar Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that with the demise of Lata Didi,  an era of ‘Swar’ has ended. A great era has ended and we have lost our motherly blessings. ITBP constable Muzzamal Haq pays tributes to Swar Kokila Latat ji  by playing her legend song- Aie mere watan ke logon--

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स्वर कोकिला भारत रत्न लता मंगेशकर को कांस्टेबल मुजम्मल हक़, आईटीबीपी की भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि।

Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon...

Constable Mujammal Haque of ITBP pays tribute to Swar Kokila Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar.#LataMangeshkar pic.twitter.com/PKUfc47jK4

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 6, 2022

Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, to a Marathi and Konkani musician Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar. Originally named Hema, she was the eldest of five siblings, including veteran singer Asha Bhosle. Lata Mangeshkar, doyen of  Indian film music and arguably the best female playback singer the country has ever produced has breathed her last after battling with fragile health for days at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai. Her mellifluous voice straight from the soul ruled the air of not only India but the entire globe for decades; generation after generation, and she will continue to be the yardstick in the world of music for centuries to come. Her gargantuan feat of recording around 30 thousand songs in almost all languages of the country remains a testimony to the enormous service she rendered to the world of music in India.  Many Bollywood divas right from Madhubala, Vyajanthimala, Padmini, Nutan, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Mala Sinha, Sadhana to Hema Malini, Shabana Azmi, Sridevi and Aishwarya Rai were lucky enough to lip-sync the unbelievably mellifluous voice of the legendary singer. It was her versatility that mesmerised the listeners, from the patriotic “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo” to the bhajan “Allah Tero Naam”; from the romantic “Lag Jaa Gale” to the sensual “Aa Jane Jaa”; from the raag-based “Chalte Chalte” to the evergreen “Salame Ishq Meri Jaan”; from the motherly “Chanda Hai Tu, Mera Suraj Hai Tu” to the sentimental “Luka Chuppi”. Her prowess was evident in the duets she sung with fellow legends such as Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar to juniors like Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam.