Asha Bhosle croons Odisha anthem Bande Utkala Janani, lakhs of people sing together to salute Covid-19 frontline workers

Asha Bhosle joined lakhs of people who sang the Odisha anthem Saturday evening to pay tribute to frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle has lent her voice for an Odiya song in praise of frontline fighters working against the Covid-19 pandemic amid the ongoing lockdown. She has shared the song on Twitter.

Odisha pays tribute to frontline workers as the country fights coronavirus pandemic.

Sharing a glimpse of the video and appealing to everyone to join on Saturday evening, she tweeted, “Here is my beautiful “bandey utkala janani” Recreated by @ShankarEhsanLoy & produced & directed by @nilamadhabpanda This song is dedicated to all the frontline warriors fighting covid day & night.Let’s sing it together at 5.30 today with every odia @Naveen_Odisha @CMO_Odisha.” Later, she posted the entire song.

According to PTI, lakhs of people across Odisha and many others outside the state stood up and sang the state song to show solidarity with frontline workers. They sang the song for 4.40 minutes.

Overwhelmed by the massive response from every nook and corner of the country and beyond, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his deep gratitude towards all the people and said, “I am indebted to you all.” He also thanked Swiss Member of Parliament Dr Nik Gugger, who along with his mother Elizabeth Gugger, posted a video on Twitter while singing Bande Utkal Janani as a salute to Odisha Covid-19 warriors.

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