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Kerala Declares 7 Day Mourning, 3 Day Mourning In Puducherry

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 : A seven day mourning has been declared in Kerala as a mark of respect towards Governor M O H Farook, who died in Chennai last night.The government of the union territory

PTI PTI Updated on: January 27, 2012 13:28 IST
kerala declares 7 day mourning 3 day mourning in puducherry
kerala declares 7 day mourning 3 day mourning in puducherry

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 : A seven day mourning has been declared in Kerala as a mark of respect towards Governor M O H Farook, who died in Chennai last night.

The government of the union territory of Puducherry, from where Farook hails, also declared a three day mourning. 


Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has left for Puducherry to attend the funeral of Farook, slated for this afternoon. 

The Puducherry cabinet took the decision to observe four day mourning at a hurriedly convened meeting, presided over by Chief Minister N Rangasamy.

Rangasamy later told reporters that the cabinet through a resolution, also conveyed its condolence to the bereaved family members. Farook, 74, died last night at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai where he was undergoing treatment since last month for kidney and other ailments.

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