PM Narendra Modi to attend Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral

Mumbai, February 6

Prime Minister Modi Narendra Modi will attend legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday, officials said.

The 92-year-old Lata Mangeshkar will be cremated later in the evening. She will be given a state funeral.

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Modi is scheduled to land in Mumbai at 4:15 pm and make his way to Shivaji Park.

Lata Mangeshkar died early on Sunday morning. She’d been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on January 8 for Covid and pneumonia. The central government announced national mourning on Sunday and Monday over the legendary singer’s demise, a government communique said.

“During State Mourning, the National Flag will be flown at half-mast both days throughout India and there will be no official entertainment,” the communique said.