Lataji's brother: 'Don't want memorial at Shivaji Park'

'We, the Mangeshkar family, don't wish to be drawn into this controversy.'
'This controversy should end and the politics on Didi's name must be stopped.'

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with younger brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter

The late Lata Mangeshkar's family say they don't want a memorial built for her at Mumbai's Shivaji Park and urged the political parties to end the controversy over it.

In a video statement issued on Thursday, Lataji's younger brother composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar said, 'We, the Mangeshkar family, don't wish to be drawn into this controversy and this controversy should end and politics on Didi's name must be stopped. We don't want a memorial at Shivaji Park.'

IMAGE: Hridaynath Mangeshkar with Maharashtra's Culture Minister Aditya Thackeray. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter

On Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ram Kadam demanded that a memorial dedicated to Lataji should be built at Shivaji Park. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi had opposed the BJP demand.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Satej Patil said a memorial for Lataji will be built in Kolhapur where the legendary singer began her incomparable career.