Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have expressed grief at the death of Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj in Delhi late Sunday night.
In her condolence message, Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday morning said that Pt Birju Maharaj had spread his talent in the entire world and his death would create a vacuum in the art fraternity.
The governor, while praying for the peace of the departed soul, said God should give courage to the family members to bear the loss.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too mourned the demise of the Kathak maestro. In the condolence message, the chief minister said that Pt Birju Maharaj had enhanced the pride of the country and the state in the whole world with his art and talent.
He said Pt Birju Maharaj was a leading dancer of Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of the classical Kathak dance. “It is difficult to compensate for the loss in the art world,” he added.