I admire your lengthy post and do not find anything offensive or dis-respect towards any legends, but could overall understand that no legend can be underestimated. I know who won between ghantasala and ntr – ntr had to switch back to ghantasala without any other option. Next, I had never underestimated spb or kjy, in fact I never disputed their talents as well. They have their own great contributions, but just wanted to convey, going by practical experience that among the legends who are no more with us, I repeat among the legends who are no more with us – remember among the legends who are no more with us – ghantasala, rafi and kishore are the only ones who continue to be remembered by majority of music lovers (decades after their demise). That is what i wanted to stress upon. I respect spb and kjy’s contribution to music and admire your post since it supports rafi’s and ghantasala’s superiority and at the same time your intention of creation of respect for subsequent legends, namely spb and kjy for which I have immense respect – good keep it up.

Ali and nandi sahab, just see this link – sehwag remembering kishore kumar while achieving his landmark record.

http://sports.ndtv.com/wi-ind-2011/news/item/182224-sehwag-was-singing-kishores-song-during-his-219-raina?pfrom=home-otherstories

Aap logon ko thik se samajhna chahiye hum kya kehna chahte hain. Kishore kumar’s popularity is undisputed, as I told in my previous post. If rafi is remembered in hindi, kishore kumar too is equally remembered – this cannot be changed – lol’s rafi fans.

@Abhishek: “i have seen spb fans and kishore fans have immense respect for ghantasala and rafi respectively, but not vice versa – what could be the reason ?” I am translating your “vice versa” as “i have seen ghantasala fans and Rafi fans do not have immense respect for SPB and KK respectively, ” Correct me if I am wrong. It is not quite true as the vice versa part is among a very small but vocal fraction of the fans.

A Joke: I am not sure, but I rarely see female fans of lata and asha debating over them. Same is true about janaki and susheela. is the fans fighting restricted to males

rafians already statrted enquiring or celebrating the birth anniversary
of rafi saab.october 13th was the birht day of kk.even on that date
no enquiry or not a single comment about him.what these kk fans
are doing? only dreaming of to make him number one.

gentlemen, instead of commenting here,can you do something for
your idol in his site?we are not bothered about who is the favourite
singer of veeru.even gavasker’s favourite is kk.common man who
is so poor is constructing even bus shelter in the name of rafi saab.
some fans even constructing temple on rafi saab eventhough he is
a muslim.some fans treating the soil where rafi saab lived very
divine and keeping the soil in their homes.so many told and untold
incidents.such a vast and sincere fan following where we can find
all over the world other than rafi saab’s?

Virender sehwag, cricketer, who scored highest one day international score, in an interview said that his favourite is kishore kumar ; thrilling to know how the younger generation respects kishore kumar : many young celebrities are fans of kishore kumar apart from millions…….

Point 14 of this link refers to that

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/features/specials/item/182153-virender-sehwag-hits-for-six-off-the-pitch-too?pfrom=home-otherstories

on the same day at 9 pm there was a programme in the vividh
bharati “aaj ke fankaar” anchord by mamta sing.it was a special
programme on rafi saab.she was telling “the heros who were lucky
who could move their lips according to the songs of rafi saab and the
lyricist and mds were lucky who could work with rafi saab and the
luckiest are the public who could hear the golden voice of rafi saab.