According to the trust PM, Modi will be honoured for his selfless service to the nation and society.
Digital Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award on April 24 at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held at Mumbai's Shanmukhanand Hall.
The award was created in memory and honour of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died earlier this year at the age of 92 in Mumbai.
"This award will be given every year to only one individual who has made path-breaking, spectacular, and exemplary contributions to our nation, its people, and our society," said Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan charitable trust in a statement.
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According to the trust PM, Modi will be honoured for his selfless service to the nation and society.
"He is a global statesman who has catapulted India to the forefront of global leadership. He is the driving force and inspiration behind the spectacular progress that has occurred and continues to occur in every aspect and dimension of our beloved nation. He is indeed one of the greatest leaders our great nation has seen in its glorious history of thousands of years," the statement read.
Notably, PM Modi paid his respects to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar at her funeral in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to name a 'chowk' in Ayodhya after singer Lata Mangeshkar.
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