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Jayalalithaa to be accorded state funeral, Centre declares mourning
The Centre declared one-day state mourning today in view of the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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A Home Ministry spokesperson said the national flag on all government buildings across the country will be flown at half-mast throughout the day.
The central government will also accord state funeral to Jayalalithaa.
Jayalalithaa, a popular leader who showered the poor with populist programmes, died last night at a private hospital in Chennai after battling for life for 75 days.
The 68-year-old leader had suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Sunday evening.
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