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Rajnath Singh condoles death of Lalgudi Jayaraman

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Press Trust of India Chennai
BJP President Rajnath Singh today condoled the death of noted violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman saying, "Indian classical music has lost a great guru".

Heaping praises on the legendary musician, who passed away here yesterday at the age of 82, Singh in a statement said, "Jayaraman belongs to an illustrious family of musicians which draws its unbroken lineage from a direct disciple of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trimurtis of Carnatic music".

"Jayaraman was not only a violinist; he was an accomplished vocalist and a composer too," he said.

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First Published: Apr 23 2013 | 11:55 PM IST

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