Now the legendary playback singer S Janaki who sang in many Indian languages and Sinhalese was given Padma Bhushan. This is indeed too late but a right honor, felt the Telugus across the world. Whereas, Janaki vented her anger on the system that has been treating south Indians as second grade citizens. She rejected the Padma Bhushan and proclaimed that she can accept only if Bharat Ratna is given.
She didn't take the name of Lata Mangeshkar, but her anger implies that.