State funeral for Ananth Kumar, Tricolour to fly at half-mast
The national flag will fly at half mast throughout the country on Monday as a mark of respect to Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in the early hours, the Home Ministry announced.
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The Karnataka government declared a three-daymourning in the state following the death of Union Minister for ParliamentaryAffairs Ananth Kumar earlier in the day here, an official statement said.
"Three-day mourning and one-day state holiday (onMonday) will be observed in the state as an homage to Ananth Kumar who breathedhis last this morning," a statement from Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy'soffice said.
All schools and state government offices across Karnatakawill remain shut on Monday.
"Central government offices in the city will also beclosed," state unit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson S. Shantaramtold IANS.
Kumar, 59, died at around 3 am at Shankara Cancer Hospitalin the city's southern suburb due to multi-organ failure, three weeks after hewas admitted on October 21, Shantaram said.Â
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