Mamata Banerjee fetes Manna Dey

Bangalore: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday met legendary singer Manna Dey at the latter`s daughter`s residence in Bangalore and presented him the "Vishesh Maha-Sangeet Sammaan".

Banerjee feted Dey with a medallion carrying an inscription - "Banglar Garba" (Pride of Bengal). She also gave 94 roses to Dey as a gift. The music genius will complete 94 years next month. Later, in a Facebook post, the chief minister described Dey as a "pride of India". "I have come to Bangalore today just to meet Manna Dey, the legendary figure in the world of music... We shared a few personal and emotional moments which we enjoyed." Banerjee requested Dey to visit Kolkata once as the people of Bengal would love it. IANS