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Published 19:24 IST, April 3rd 2020

Lata Mangeshkar urges fans to follow guidelines diligently,shares worry for general safety

The Bollywood veteran took to her Twitter account and urged her fans to follow the government and health authority guidelines for their safety and well-being

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Legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar took to her micro-blogging account, earlier on Friday, and appealed to her followers to pay heed to the guidelines given by the government. Her tweet came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the citizens of India to stand united in the fight against novel coronavirus pandemic and asked them to light candles and torches for 9 minutes at 9 PM on Sunday, April 5 outside their balconies. The 92-year-old singer also wrote a Sanskrit mantra for the well-being of everyone and stated that she is genuinely concerned for the health and safety of all.

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Updated 19:24 IST, April 3rd 2020