Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ashish Sehlar on Friday alleged in the Maharashtra assembly that ex-chief minister Uddhav Thackeray revoked the nod for the Lata Mangeshkar music college because her family had honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the first award instituted in memory of the legendary singer.

Speaking on the supplementary demands in the Lower House, Shelar said that after Lata Mangeshkar's demise (in February 2022), the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government had announced a Sangeet Vidyalaya (music college) in her name in Maharashtra.