#JUSTIN: Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away at the age of 59 #Karnataka

The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared that state funeral will be accorded to Union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ananth Kumar, who breathed his last at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday.

The Home Ministry also said that the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country on Monday.

“Following the unfortunate demise of Union Minister Ananth Kumar, it has been decided that National Flag will fly at half-mast throughout the country today and State funeral will be accorded,” said that Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement