Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award for his selfless service to the nation and society at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony in Mumbai.
Modi, who was earlier in Jammu and Kashmir, left for Mumbai and arrived at Maharashtra’s capital city at around 4.45 pm.
Addressing the award ceremony, Modi said that he dedicates this award to all citizens of the country.
“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 not to accept. I dedicate this award to all the countrymen,” PM Modi said.
Earlier in a statement, the family and the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan charitable trust said they have decided to institute the award from this year onwards in the honour and memory of Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in February following multiple organ failure. She was 92.
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