To mourn the death of iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, the Maharashtra government has announced a public holiday on Monday.
“The state government has declared a public holiday in the state on Monday, February 7, 2022, to mourn the demise of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar,” tweeted Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s Office on Sunday.
The Centre has already announced two-day national mourning after the death of the music doyen. During this period, the tricolour will fly at half-mast as a mark of respect for the Bharat Ratna-awardee who has mesmerised the Indian audience for decades with her soulful voice.
Besides, the Karnataka government has also announced two-day mourning, according to news agencies. It quoted a government order as saying that during the statewide mourning on February 6 and 7, there’ll be no official and public entertainment programme in the state.
