Lata Didi was like my elder sister: PM Modi after receiving first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24 received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award named after the legendary singer and dedicated it to all Indians. (Image: ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award named after the legendary singer and dedicated it to all Indians. Lata Didi was like my elder sister, PM Modi said, accepting the award, instituted in the memory of the iconic singer, who died at 92 on February 6 this year.

#WATCH | 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: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award pic.twitter.com/zwMQJJje1T

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2022

He said he dedicates this award to all citizens of the country.

The Prime Minister said that music gives all a feeling of motherhood and love. We all are fortunate that we have seen this power of music in Lata didi, he added.