India, Sept. 19 -- Singer Zubeen Garg, best known for Ya Ali, has died after a freak scuba diving accident in Singapore on Friday. He was 52. The singer, who rose to fame in Assam in the 90s, became a household name nationally with the success of his song, Ya Ali, in 2006.

Assam Cabinet Minister Ashok Singhal confirmed the singer's death on social media on Friday afternoon.

"Deeply saddened by the untimely demise of our beloved Zubeen Garg. Assam has lost not just a voice, but a heartbeat. Zubeen da was more than a singer, he was the pride of Assam and the nation, whose songs carried our culture, our emotions, and our spirit to every corner of the world," the minister posted on Twitter (now X).

"In his music, generations found joy, sol...