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Lata Mangeshkar’s Last Rites Take Place With Full State Honours; PM Modi Pays Last Respects To The Late Singer
Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92 at Breach Candy Hospital earlier in the day (February 6). The last rites of the Nightingale of India were performed with full state honours at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to the legendary singer on Sunday evening.
Many other Bollywood dignitaries such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shraddha Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali among others were spotted at the veteran music icon’s residence to pay their last respects.
Several celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh also paid tribute to Lata Mangeshkar on social media.
A large truck decorated with flowers and Mangeshkar's picture arrived outside her residence for the funeral. Hundreds of fans flocked the streets to bid their final goodbye to the beloved singer as her procession began on Sunday afternoon. Fans chanted 'Lata Didi Amar Rahe' when the procession commenced from her Peddar Road residence towards Shivaji Park.
Images of politician Aditya Thackeray and officers of different forces saluting Lata as she is draped in tricolour have also made their way to social media.
The central government has announced two-day national mourning in the late singer’s memory. The state government has also declared a public holiday in Maharashtra on Monday (February 7) to mourn the demise of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar.
Lata Mangeshkar's mortal remains were escorted by a military police jeep, as they were moved to Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai. Some of her family members, including sister and veteran singer Asha Bhosle, accompanied the mortal remains in the truck. For the unversed, the late singer was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia and passed away after multiple organ failure on Sunday morning.
Lata Mangeshkar's body was placed upon the bier at Shivaji Park for people to file past and pay homage. Many celebrities such as Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and other political luminaries were seen in attendance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon to attend the 92-year-old singer's funeral and paid his last respects to the legendary singer.
PM Modi met family members of Lata Mangeshkar and expressed his condolences. He also met the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays last respect to veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/2WtTe9aXgT
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2022
#WATCH | Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and actor Shah Rukh Khan pay last respect to veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar at Mumbai's Shivaji Park pic.twitter.com/r22Njpi4XW
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2022
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A two-day state mourning on February 7 and 8 has been announced by the government after the legendary singer's demise. A public holiday has been announced on February 7 in Maharashtra, while West Bengal has announced a half-day. The state of Goa, where Lata Mangeshkar traced her roots, has declared three days of mourning from February 6 to 8, while Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Sikkim have announced two days of mourning.
