Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral: Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan and others arrive to pay final respects

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar (92) will likely be cremated with state honours on Sunday night. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Uddhav Thackeray, Kailash Kher and others have arrived for the funeral at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park.
Lata Mangeshkar breathed her final on Sunday morning at Breach Candy Hospital following multi-organ failure. Mangeshkar had been identified with Covid-19 and pneumonia earlier this month.
Tributes poured in from all quarters for the singer, fondly known as Lata Didi, and the Nightingale of India. Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan penned a observe for her on his weblog, and paid his respects to her mortal stays at her home on Mumbai’s Peddar Road. He was accompanied by his daughter Shweta Bachchan.

Others who paid tribute to the late singer on social media embrace Akshay Kumar and his spouse Twinkle Khanna, Dharmendra and his spouse Hema Malini, AR Rahman, Anuradha Paudwal, Ilaiyaaraja, and plenty of others from the sphere of arts and politics.
The Home Ministry mentioned the nationwide flag will likely be flown at half-mast from Feb 6 to 7 all through India and there will likely be no official leisure. The central authorities has declared two days of state mourning as a mark of respect for the late singer.

In a profession spanning seven many years, Lata Mangeshkar recorded over 25,000 songs in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and different regional languages. She has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan in addition to a number of National and Filmfare Awards.