ITANAGAR, 21 Sep: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday paid homage to singer Zubeen Garg, and said his music inspired millions and became a source of pride for the country.

Garg died in Singapore on Friday while swimming in the sea without a life jacket.

“United in tribute, a two-minute silence was observed with the NDA legislators, remembering Shri Zubeen Garg. From Assam to the farthest corners of the Northeast, his music inspired millions and became a source of pride for the country,” Khandu said in a post on X.

“Our prayers for his soul’s peace accompanied this silence, honouring the joy and unity his music brought to countless lives,” he said.

Draped in a traditional Assamese ‘gamosa’, Garg’s mortal remains arrived in a glass casket at the Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati on Sunday afternoon. (PTI)