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Lee Kuan's demise: Modi Govt declares national mourning on Mar 29, PM to attend funeral
New Delhi, Mar 26: 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.
Lee Kuan Yew passes away: All you need to know about 'Founding Father of Singapore'
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.
PTI