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Senior Congress MLA and Mumbai city Congress president Janardan Chandurkar on Tuesday sparked a row by demanding that artists who publicly praise political leaders should return their Padma awards. Chandurkar has made this irresponsible comment at a public rally in south Mumbai.
“The Artists those who are exhibiting support to politicians should give up their Padma awards or else the Government should strip them of their Padma awards,” Chandurkar said in a obvious reference to queen of melody Lata Mangeshkar’s endorsement of Modi for Prime Minister.
Reacting sharply to the Congress leader’s statement, BJP spokesperson Nalin S Kholi tweeted, “Modi phobia at its worst. Lata ji praises Modi ji & the Congress demands that her awards should be taken back!”
Veteran singer and the queen of melody Lata Mangeshkar had endorsed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India. Speaking at the event to inaugurate Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune she had said, “Narendrabhai is a like a brother to me. I have known him for a long time. I used to send him my albums hoping he would like them. On Diwali I pray to god that what I want to see, what you want to see … Narendrabhai in the Prime Minister’s post … comes true … we get to see him as Prime Minister. This is what everybody wants.”
Source : Niti Central
