Lata Mangeshkar’s family is against constructing her memorial at Shivaji Park; gets backing from Maharashtra Congress

Maharashtra Congress has come out in support of Lata Mangeshkar’s family who are against constructing a memorial for the late Bharat Ratna at Shivaji Park, Mumbai. State Congress General Secretary Sachin Sawant said that the sprawling park was established during the British Rule by the erstwhile Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1925 and named as 'Shivaji Park' ahead of the great Maratha warrior's 300th birth anniversary. Shelling out some history lessons, Sawant said ‘Taking into consideration the sentiments of the Marathi people, the then British Government had allowed the name and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's equestrian statue was also installed there," He questioned how a memorial in the name of Lata Didi can be erected at the park which is already a monument dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Meanwhile, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist has moved the Bombay High Court in a PIL challenging the use of the 28-acre ground - known as the 'Cradle of Indian Cricket' for public funerals or memorials.