<p>Glowing tributes were paid to eminent playback singer and Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away recently, along with others in the Karnataka assembly on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking in the assembly, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said words fall short to portray Lataji's personality.</p>.<p>"Lata Mangeshkar was a special creation of God. The purity of Saraswati flowed through her voice. She would give life to the lyrics with her scintillating voice in a way that the song would remain etched in the memory forever," Bommai said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/why-lata-is-an-icon-1080609.html" target="_blank">Why Lata is an icon</a></strong></p>.<p>In his tribute to Mangeshkar, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said the Bharat Ratna recipient was an unparalleled singer who had become a living legend by singing over 30,000 songs. She sang over 10,000 Hindi songs and lent her voice for songs in 36 different languages, Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>Hailing the emotions that Mangeshkar would pour into her songs, the former chief minister said <em>Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon</em>, which was a tribute to the soldiers who died during the 1962 Sino-India war, had brought tears to the eyes of then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.</p>.<p>The assembly also paid tributes to former minister and former chief secretary J Alexander, former MLA M M Sajjan, former minister H B Patil, Prof Chandrashekhar Patil, religious orator Ibrahim Sutar and Justice K L Manjunath. After the homage, the assembly was adjourned for the day. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Glowing tributes were paid to eminent playback singer and Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away recently, along with others in the Karnataka assembly on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking in the assembly, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said words fall short to portray Lataji's personality.</p>.<p>"Lata Mangeshkar was a special creation of God. The purity of Saraswati flowed through her voice. She would give life to the lyrics with her scintillating voice in a way that the song would remain etched in the memory forever," Bommai said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/why-lata-is-an-icon-1080609.html" target="_blank">Why Lata is an icon</a></strong></p>.<p>In his tribute to Mangeshkar, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said the Bharat Ratna recipient was an unparalleled singer who had become a living legend by singing over 30,000 songs. She sang over 10,000 Hindi songs and lent her voice for songs in 36 different languages, Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>Hailing the emotions that Mangeshkar would pour into her songs, the former chief minister said <em>Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon</em>, which was a tribute to the soldiers who died during the 1962 Sino-India war, had brought tears to the eyes of then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.</p>.<p>The assembly also paid tributes to former minister and former chief secretary J Alexander, former MLA M M Sajjan, former minister H B Patil, Prof Chandrashekhar Patil, religious orator Ibrahim Sutar and Justice K L Manjunath. After the homage, the assembly was adjourned for the day. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>