Government declares national mourning to mark Lee Kuan Yew’s demise
27 March 2015 8:54 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flying to Singapore to attend funeral of Lee
Friends and family members surround the coffin to pay their respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew. (Photo: AP)
New Delhi: Government has declared national mourning on Sunday as mark of respect to the former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.
National flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country and there will be no official entertainment on Sunday, Lee's funeral day, an official statement said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the funeral of Lee. 91-year-old Lee, Singapore's founding father who dominated the country's politics for more than half a century, died of severe pneumonia on March 23
( Source : PTI )
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