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A nation united as actors, sports stars,

leaders and common people remember

LATA MANGESHKAR

The death of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has left a vacuum that can never be filled. People across the country have

been grieving since she breathed her last on Sunday morning and cremated the same day with full state honors in Mumbai

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Mumbai
ata Mangeshkar passed away
on Sunday due to multiple or-
Lgan failure at the age of 92. The
iconic singer got admitted to Mum-
bai’s Breach Candy hospital on Jan-
uary 8 after she was diagnosed with
COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Several celebrities attended her
last rites at Shivaji Park on Sunday
including actor Shah Rukh Khan,
actor Ranbir Kapoor, actor Aamir
Khan, actor Shraddha Kapoor, crick-
eter Sachin Tendulkar, singer Anu-
radha Podwal, musician Shankar Ma-
hadevan, actor Vidya Balan and her
husband and producer Siddharth Roy
Kapur. They paid floral tributes to
the late iconic singer. Prominent min-
isters including Uddhav Thackeray,
Raj Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray,
Piyush Goyal and Sharad Pawar were
also present. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays last respects to Lata Mangeshkar, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai
For the final rites, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi came to pay his last ary 8 after she was diagnosed with
respects. Two-day national mourning COVID-19 and pneumonia. Two-day
will be observed in memory of Lata national mourning was observed in
Mangeshkar, government sources in- memory of Lata Mangeshkar, govern-
formed on Sunday. ment sources informed on Sunday.
The Bharat Ratna awardee who In an unprecedented move, Lok
passed away at the age of 92, was cre- Sabha was on Monday adjourned till
mated at Shivaji Park on Sunday in 5 pm to condole the demise of sing-
Mumbai with full state honours. The er Lata Mangeshkar. The House,
vehicle in which her body was taken to which paid tributes to the late singer
the stadium was completely decorated is set to reconvene at 5 pm. Speak-
with white flowers and also had a mas- er Om Birla read out an obituary of
sive photo of hers. The coffin in which Lata Mangeshkar before adjourning
her mortal remains were placed was the proceedings of the house for one
also wrapped in tricolour as the army hour. Earlier, Rajya Sabha was also
marched along. For the final rites, adjourned for an hour as a mark of re-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came spect to Lata Mangeshkar who passed
to pay his last respects. Mortal remains of veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar being taken from her residence away on Sunday.
Eight priests dressed in white ar- ‘Prabhukunj’ for the last rites at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi
rived to conduct the final rites. Blocks on Monday paid glowing tributes to
of sandalwood were placed at her brother Hridaynath accompanied by salute during the last rites. legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar
body while the priests chanted the his son Aadinath Mangeshkar lit the She was admitted to Mumbai’s at the beginning of his speech on the
mantras. Late Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral pyre. She also received a gun Breach Candy hospital on Janu- Continued at next page... >>

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