Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam popularly known as S P B, a legendary musician, play back singer, music director, film producer worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam and sang over 42000 songs in 16 Indian languages passed away in Chennai on 25 September 2020. His demise is a great shock to the entire music lovers and the nation.
A video clip of Shri S P Balasubrahmanyam in a meet with RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Suresh Joshi.
RSS Sah Sarkaryavah Shri Dattatreya Hosabale in his condolence message said, “The demise of Dr. S P Balasubramaniyam is an insurmountable loss which is extremely painful. SPB was a treasure of rich human values and virtues. A doyen of carnatic music, he carved a niche for himself. His melody, his words and actions were always outstanding. People will cherish the name of legendary singer forever. My heartfelt condolences and respectful shradhanjali to the departed soul.”
Shri Narendra Thakur, Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar Pramukh in his tweet said, “अपनी जादुई आवाज़ के लिए प्रसिद्ध गायक एस.पी. बालासुब्रमण्यम का दुःखद निधन भारतीय संगीत जगत के लिए बड़ी क्षति है। ईश्वर उनकी आत्मा को सद्गति प्रदान करें और उनके परिजनों को यह दुःख सहने की शक्ति दे। ॐ शान्ति।