Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’ to the legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who breathed his last on September 25.The Chief Minister said that “As a tribute to the legendary singer for his outstanding contribution in the field of music and art, I request you to confer the Bharat Ratna on him.”
YS Jagan also asserted that Lata Mangeshkar, Bhupen Hazarika, MS Subbu Lakshmi, Bismillah Khan, and Bhimsen Joshi have been awarded Bharat Ratna.Reacting to this, senior actor Kamal Haasan thanked YS Jagan’s initiative demanding Bharat Ratna for SPB.
He took to his Twitter and tweeted as, “Thank you Honourable CM of Andhra Pradesh.’ The honor you seek for our brother Shri.S.P.Balasubramaniam is a sentiment which true fans of his voice will echo, not only in Tamilnadu but throughout the whole nation.” Here is the tweet.The Chief Minister also wrote, “SPB’s immense popularity and the deep impact he left on the global music industry in his 50 years of legacy can be gauged by the continuous flow of rich tributes from music aficionados all over the world.”
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