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Two-day national mourning in Lata Mangeshkar’s memory, Tricolour at half-mast

Two-day national mourning will be observed in the memory of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who died on Sunday morning due to post-Covid complications, according to people familiar with the matter. As a mark of respect to the Bharat Ratna awardee, the National Flag will fly at half-mast for two days.

Lata Mangeshkar passed away at 8.12am at Breach Candy hospital where she was treated for coronavirus disease.“She came and got admitted as a Covid patient. Covid was treated but due to post-Covid complications she passed away,” said N Santhanam, chief executive officer of Breach Candy Hospital.