Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Mumbai for the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award ceremony on Sunday. PM Modi was conferred the inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
After receiving the award, the PM got emotional and said Lata Mangeshkar was like an elder sister. He said, “For me, Lata didi was like an elder sister. I have always received immense love from her. After many decades, Lata didi will not be present in the coming Rakhi festival.”
PM Modi dedicated the award to all his countrymen. “When the award is in the name of an elder sister like Lata Didi, it is a symbol of her oneness and love for me. So, it’s not possible for me to not accept it.”
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