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Dr Manmohan Singh | Photo Credit: PTI
As a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the government has decided that seven days of state mourning will be observed throughout India from December 26, the day he passed away at AIIMS, until January 1.
During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India wherever it is regularly flown, and there will be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
It has also been decided that a state funeral will be accorded to the late Dr Manmohan Singh.
The National Flag shall also be flown at half-mast on the day of the funeral at all Indian Missions and High Commissions abroad, said the Ministry.
Published on December 27, 2024
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