Mamata proposes, Manna's daughter disposes; body to stay in Bangalore

Bangalore, Oct 24: The demise of legendary singer Manna Dey has shocked one and all. From Sonia Gandhi to Manmohan Singh, all are mourning his death.

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, in particular, paid a tearful tribute to the singer. In a Trinamool Congress maidan rally in Chowrasta, the leader garlanded the picture of Manna Dey, commemorating his contribution to the world of music.

Banerjee had called up the daughter of Manna Dey to enquire whether his body could be flown down to Kolkata from Bangalore for the last rites. However, Sumita (Dey's daughter) refused saying that since her mother was cremated in Bangalore, her father's cremation too would take place there. Manna Dey's body was kept at the Rabindra Kala Bhavan for public viewing.

94-year old Manna Dey breathed his last at 3:50 am today at the Narayanan Hrudalaya Hospital. He is survived by his daughters Suroma and Sumita. His wife Sulochana Kumaran had passed away last year.

In Darjeeling

Trinamool Congress Supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paying tributes to legendary singer Manna Dey, who passed away in Bengaluru, at a district level convention of the party in Darjeeling on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

Fans paying tributes to legendary singer Manna Dey, who passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

Daughter Sumita and others wail near the mortal remains of legendary singer Manna Dey who passed away at a hospital, in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

People gather to pay tributes to the mortal remains of legendary singer Manna Dey who passed away at a hospital, in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

Daughter Sumita and others paying tributes to legendary singer Manna Dey, who passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

Daughter Sumita and others paying tributes to legendary singer Manna Dey, who passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Bengaluru

The mortal remains of legendary singer Manna Dey who passed away at a hospital, is carried for his last rites in Bengaluru on Thursday.

In Kolkata

Waiters carry a portrait of legendary singer Manna Dey to pay tributes to him at a coffee house in Kolkata on Thursday. Dey passed away on early Thursday morning at a Bengaluru hospital after a prolonged illness.

In New Delhi

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan award to legendary singer Manna Dey at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi in March 2005. Dey passed away at a Bengaluru hospital on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

In New Delhi

Former President Pratibha Patibha Patil presents Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2007 to legendary singer Manna Dey at a function in New Delhi in Oct 2009. Dey passed away at a Bengaluru hospital on Thursday after a prolonged illness.

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