Yogi declares holiday as a mark of respect to Tandon

Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government has declared a holiday on Tuesday as a mark of respect to Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon who passed away in the morning.

The order was issued by state Chief Secretary R. K. Tiwari when half the day was already over.

The state government, meanwhile, has announced a three-day mourning for Tandon. The national flag will fly at half-mast during this period and all government programmes have been cancelled.

–IANS

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