Why did you once say that Lata Mangeshkar should stop singing now?
Oh my God! Not that please… I think this needless controversy will go with me to my grave. Let me once and for all put on record that I NEVER said anything like that. I have always been a great fan of her voice and think of her as my elder sister. I remember being fascinated even as a kid with songs like Chaand phir nikla… All that I said was that even if she stopped singing, people would never forget her. But the words were twisted to make it look like I was suggesting she sing no more. As if this werent enough, a few months after a daily carried the story and I was put to great pains explaining my position, it was repeated again on page one since they didnt have anything soft to counterbalance the election news. And the misunderstandings were rekindled. How can I keep sending rejoinders and clarifications everytime they run the piece. Most of your music is devotional (mostly kritis and bhajans in praise of Lord Ayappa, Mukhambika Devi and Gurvayurswamy) and has a huge fan-followi
