Soon after the demise of the legendary singer Late Lata Mangeshkar, there has been a political controversy going on to build a memorial in her name at Dadar’s Shivaji Park.
However, the family of legendary singer Late Lata Mangeshkar said that they don’t want a memorial for her at Shivaji Park and urged the political parties to end all controversies over it.
Releasing an official statement through a video, her brother Hridaynath, on Thursday, February 10, said, “We, the Mangeshkar family, don’t want a memorial at Shivaji Park. This controversy should end and stop politics on Didi’s name must be stopped.”
He added: “The state government had assured Didi of a music university. Didi had requested the government for this and CM Uddhav Thackeray, higher and technical education minister Uday Samant and Minister Aaditya Thackeray had accepted it. They have done all the preparations. There will be a musical memorial for her and nothing can be bigger than this.”
On Monday, February 7, BJP spokesperson Ram Kadam demanded that a memorial dedicated to her should be built at Shivaji Park. The demand was backed by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, Shiv Sena's ally in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
On the other hand, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi had opposed it.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home Satej Patil said that a memorial will be constructed in Kolhapur as where Mangeshkar started her career from there.
Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena and the opposition BJP have been fighting over a proposed memorial for Lata Mangeshkar, who died at the age of 92 on February 6.
Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday, February 6, at 92. Anticipating huge crowds, the state had allowed her funeral at Shivaji Park, instead of the crematorium.
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