PM Modi to attend Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew's funeral on Sunday

March 24, 2015 14:38

Breaking now: PM Narendra Modi to attend the funeral of Singapore's First Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 29th March 2015.

This is what Modi had tweeted on Monday, hours after Lee Kuan Yew's death.

"In this hour of bereavement, our prayers are with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's family and the people of Singapore. May his soul rest in peace. A far-sighted statesman &a lion among leaders, Mr Lee Kuan Yew's life teaches valuable lessons to everyone. News of his demise is saddening."

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father who dominated the country's politics for more than half a century and transformed the former British colony into a global trade and finance powerhouse, died aged 91 on Monday.

Lee, Singapore's first prime minister, "passed away peacefully at the Singapore General Hospital," the government said. He had been under intensive care for pneumonia since early February 5.

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