India, June 25 -- Facing criticism from opposition leaders and on social media, Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday apologised for errors in his Marathi speech during the condolence motion for legendary singer Asha Bhosale on the opening day of the Monsoon Session.

While reading the obituary reference on Monday, Narwekar mispronounced several words and incorrectly referred to Bhosale's father as Deendayal instead of Deenanath Mangeshkar. The speech drew criticism from political leaders and language enthusiasts, with posts highlighting multiple grammatical errors going viral on social media.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray had criticised Narwekar for what he termed the "butchering" of the Marathi language and for being unabl...