On Friday PM Narendra Modi wished singer Kattassery Joseph Yesudas on his 80th birthday.
Narendra Modi tweeted, "On the special occasion of his 80th birthday, greeting to the versatile K J Yesudas Ji. His melodies music and soulful renditions have made him popular across all the age groups. He has made valuable contributions to Indian culture. Wishing him a long and healthy life".
Yesudas is known for his Indian classical, devotional and cinematic songs and has recorded more than 80,000 songs in a number of Indian languages, including Malyalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannad, Bangali, Odia as well as Arabic, English, Latin and Russian, during career spanning more than five decades. he is regarded as one of the greatest Indian singers of all the times.