New Delhi, April 12 -- The death of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle at 92 on Sunday triggered a wave of condolences across India, with political leaders including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee paying tribute to the iconic voice that defined generations of Indian music.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh remembered Bhosle as India's "melody queen" and called her demise an irreplaceable loss to the music world.

Taking to X, he wrote, "The passing of India's melody queen, Asha Bhosle ji, is extremely painful for me. As a playback singer, she lent her voice to thousands of films and music albums. Generations of Indians have listened to and humme...