Half-day holiday today; CM says Lata held Bengal artistes dear

CM Mamata Banerjee expressed her condolences over the demise of the legendary singer. Expressing her thoughts in a series of tweets, the CM said, “I pay my heart-felt tribute to the departed icon of India, Bharatratna Lata Mangeshkar. While offering my sincerest condolences to her family and the billions of admirers that she leaves behind all over the world, I express my deepest sadness at the demise of the genius that the Nightingale of India truly was. Like all her fans and followers across the planet, I was also mesmerized by her voice and renderings, and felt grateful that she held Bengal and the artistes of the East so dear to her heart and so integral to her magnificent world of music.”

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tweeted: “Anguished at the passing of Bharat Ratna- all time greatest #LataMangeshkar. The void she leaves is difficult to be filled…”