New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to the prestigious Assamese singer Zubeen Garg while paying tribute to the 126th episode of Maan Ki Baat.
PM Modi talked about how Zubeen had a deep connection with the culture of Assam.
“People are mourning the untimely demise of Zubeen Garg. Zubeen Garg was a famous singer that made his identity across the country. He had a deep connection with Assamese culture. Zubeen Garg will always be in our memories, and his music will continue the generations to come.”
জুবিন জুবিন আছিল অসমৰ অসমৰ এক এক. ৰত্ন. ৰত্ন. ৰত্ন. ৰত্ন. ৰত্ন. তেওঁ তেওঁ সদ সদায় হৃদয়ত থাকিব থাকিব! #Mannkibaat pic.twitter.com/dhojpi1e7u
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2025
Earlier this month, PM Modi performed the shocking demise of Zubine Garg and wrote, “Surprised by the sudden demise of popular singer Zubeen Garg. He will be remembered for his rich contribution to music. His rendering was very popular among people in all areas of life. Combine for his family and fans.
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Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on 19 September after an alleged drowning incident. His body was flown to the national capital, Delhi, and was later taken to Assam on a commercial flight to Guwahati on Sunday morning.
Garg was in Singapore for the Northeast India Festival.
His funeral was performed on 23 September in the presence of hundreds of fans, his family members, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and other political leaders in Kamkuchi village of Assam. In the crematorium, Zubeen was given a gun salute.
The investigation is currently going on to investigate its sudden passing.
CID, Assam, has filed a case (18/2025) under Section 61 (2)/105/106 (1) of BNS, 2023 in connection with the suspected death of singer Zubeen Garg.
On Friday, Assam’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Crime Investigation Team (CID) raided Shyamakanu Mahant in Guwahati in the case of untimely demise of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore.
Shyamakunu Mahnta was the main organizer of the Northeast India Festival, who was responsible for the participation of singer Zubeen Garg at the festival.
SIT & CID teams also raided the houses of Zubine Garg’s manager, Siddharth Sharma, associate of Zubeen Garg, composer Sekhar Jyoti Goswami, and Shyamakanu Mahana, and seized many items, and a pendrive, a hard disk, a computer CPU, other items.