Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a commemorative stamp in honour of late ghazal singer Jagjit Singh on his 73rd birth anniversary yesterday.
`There is a special place for Jagjit Singh in the history of music in India. I am glad to release a commemorative stamp in his honour.
He was a unique artiste and excelled in all genres of music, but he will be remembered the most for his ghazals,` said Singh. `Artistes like him are born once in a hundred years and I would like to pay a tribute to this legendary singer,` he said.
Jagjit Singh's wife Chitra Singh was also present at the function.
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