Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis condoled the demise of veteran singer Asha Bhosle, saying, "The beautiful garden of melodies has turned barren today." "Ashatai’s voice was the soul of music...Such a multifaceted singer, who so effortlessly embraced change, will not come again," Fadnavis said. "The very thought that we will no longer have Ashatai’s company is unbearable," he stated.