Veteran singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar passed away after a prolonged battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Earlier, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared the sad news stunning the nation.
‘A spokesperson for Breach Candy Hospital said Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last at 8.12 a.m. due to post-Covid multi-organ failure after 28 days in the hospital.’
Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, Raut and others visited the hospital a short while ago to meet and condole the bereaved Mangeshkar clan.
Gadkari also confirmed that he took ‘darshan’ of Lata-Didi and recalled her legendary singing skills, her contributions to the world of music and the nation, as top leaders condoled her demise.
Source: IANS
