Prime Minister Narendra Modi met famous playback singer S. Expressed grief over the demise of Janaki Amma and described her demise as an irreparable loss to the world of music and culture. PM Modi posted on Twitter on Sunday (July 12) that famous playback singer S. Janaki Amma’s demise is an irreparable loss to the world of music and culture.
Remembering Janaki Amma, PM Modi said that her songs sung in different languages remained popular among many generations. He gave voice to every emotion with unmatched beauty and diversity. PM Modi said that his tunes will continue to mesmerize the listeners in the times to come. My deepest condolences to his family, fans and the entire music world in this hour of grief. Om Shanti.
S. Janaki Amma was known as the Nightingale of South India. She was also fondly called Janaki Amma by her fans. S. Janaki started her music career at the age of 20. He recorded more than 48 thousand songs. Apart from Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, she had sung songs in about 20 languages.
PM Narendra Modi has condoled the passing of legendary playback singer S. Janaki Amma, calling her demise an “irreparable loss to the world of music and culture”.
In his tweet, he wrote, “The passing of the distinguished playback singer S. Janaki Amma is an irreparable loss to… pic.twitter.com/UQPwyIcwNb
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2026
Songs sung in 20 languages
Janaki Amma started her career as a playback singer in 1957 with the Tamil film Vidhiin Vilayattu. After this he did not look back and sang songs in 20 languages throughout his career. Let us tell you that Janaki Amma’s music career lasted for almost 60 years.
Had refused to accept Padma Bhushan
Singer S. Janaki had refused to accept Padma Bhushan in 2013. He said that he should be selected for the country’s highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna. She also received the National Award for Best Female Playback Singer 4 times. He also received many famous awards.
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