Twitterati mourns for Lata Didi

Story by  ATV | Posted by  shaista fatima | Date 06-02-2022
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar

 

New Delhi

The legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday morning. The twitterati is in tears while India mourns the loss of her nightangle.

From Political, Sports diaspora to Bollywood fraternity, Lata Mangeshkar lovingly called didi' was pampered by one and all. Here are some of the reactions from the social.

Received the sad news of Lata Mangeshkar ji’s demise. She remained the most beloved voice of India for many decades.
Her golden voice is immortal and will continue to echo in the hearts of her fans.

My condolences to her family, friends and fans. pic.twitter.com/Oi6Wb2134M

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 6, 2022

Lata Mangeshkar was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, third-highest civilian award in 1969, the Padma Vibhushan, second-highest civilian award in 1999 and the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna in 2001.

She was also conferred with France’s highest civilian award, ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2009. She was the oldest of the siblings, Meena Khadikar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

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