Dharmendra reveals why he didn’t attend the funeral of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday, February 6 after she suffered a multiple organ failure. She was 92 years old and fondly called the Nightingale Of India. The funeral of Lata Mangeshkar took place in Shivaji Park, Mumbai where we saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and others who came to pay their last respects. But veteran actor Dharmendra missed it and the actor revealed why.

In an interview with Times Of India, Dharmendra said, “I was very uncomfortable and uneasy. I got ready not once but three times to go for Didi’s last rites yesterday. But every time, I pulled myself back. I didn’t want to see her leaving us. I was feeling very uncomfortable and uneasy after hearing the news of Lata Mangeshkar’s demise yesterday.”

Dharmendra had shared a tribute on his social media account with a picture, “The whole world is sad , can’t believe you have left us!!! We will miss you Lata ji, pray for your soul, be in peace.”

The whole world is sad , Can’t believe you have left us !!! We will miss you lata ji ? pray for your soul be in peace.? pic.twitter.com/oWOob8pa3T

— Dharmendra Deol (@aapkadharam) February 6, 2022

Talking about Lata Mangeshkar’s reason for death, “It is with profound grief that we announce the sad demise of #LataMangeshkar at 8:12 am. She has died because of multi-organ failure after more than 28 days of hospitalisation post #COVID19: Dr Pratit Samdani, who was treating her at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital”, said Dr Pratit Samdani, who was treating the singer at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital said in a statement.

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