he was honored in a special ceremony by the mayor of the town and given the endearing nickname which people would use to refer to him for decades thereafter : the bittersweet melodistapparently , the city council had voted unanimously on this change , but did not feel the slightest bit compelled , before or after doing so , to consult mon seigneur-q or aunty durga so as to ensure that this change in moniker would be in concordance with the familys wishes , which , if the pairs stunned expressions at the ceremony were any indication , it was decidedly not .