Parliament pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu pays tribute to late Lata Mangeshkar, during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 7. (Source: PTI)

The Parliament on Monday paid tributes to Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in Mumbai on Sunday.

Making an obituary reference to the former member of the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said: “Fondly known as the ‘Nightingale’ and the ‘Melody Queen”, Lataji recorded over 25,000 songs in her career spanning more than seven decades. Her singing prowess has been as diverse as our country with her recording songs in over 36 Indian languages and a few foreign languages too... Lataji knitted our nation by representing us collectively and each one of us in our singularity.”