Tributes pour in for Lata Mangeshkar

‘She has touched the heart of every Indian with her mellifluous renditions’

Tributes poured in for veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar from several quarters, including political leaders and members of the Tamil film fraternity, who hailed her as an icon and said her death had left an immense void.

The Chief Secretary informed all authorities across the State that, as a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the government of India had decided that there will be two days’ State mourning from February 6 to 7 throughout the country. “The national flag will be flown at half mast throughout India on those days of mourning,” he said.

Governor R.N. Ravi expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late singer. “With a career spanning eight decades, she has touched the heart of every Indian with her mellifluous renditions in various languages,” Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said.