India Deeply Valued Lee Kuan Yew's Friendship And His Support, Says PM Modi

"I bring here today the condolences and prayers of the people of India," PM Modi added.

Apart from PM Modi, several world leaders are expected to attend Lee's funeral, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian King Abdul Halim Shah.

Lee's body has been lying in state in parliament's main lobby since Wednesday after he died on March 23.

The state funeral procession will cover a distance of 15.4 kms to the National University of Singapore, where a funeral service will be held from 2 pm.

The procession would pass through old parliament house and other iconic places while the armed forces will accord a 21-gun salute, an air force fly-past and a patrol boat sail-past in honour of Lee.

Lee is widely credited with transforming Singapore from an impoverished third-world nation into an advanced first- world economy within just a generation, shaping the city-state's present status as a global financial and commercial hub.

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