TN Government announces public holiday!
The BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been admitted in the Delhi AIIMS hospital passed away yesterday, after his health deteriorated. The senior leader had been the Prime Minister of India for 3 terms, and following kidney and urinary tract related issues, he had been admitted in AIIMS hospital, he was 93 years old.
Yesterday the AIIMS hospotal had issued a press report that his health had deteriorated further, and that he was critical. Following this, yesterday the most loved leader from BJP passed away by 5:05 pm. As a mark of respect for the leader, most of the state governments have announced public holiday, and the Tamilnadu government has also announced public holiday.
The TN government will observe 7 day
mourning for the loss of the leader, and today, schools, and educational
institutions, and government offices including state and central government
offices will not be functional, and in a similar fashion, the Pondicherry
government has announced a public holiday today, and will observe 7 day
mourning. Banks will be working across Tamilnadu, however.