PM Modi Pays Floral Tributes To Parkash Badal As Hundreds Throng SAD Office To Pay Homage. In Pics

After arriving in Chandigarh, Modi reached the SAD office accompanied by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (Source: PTI)

PM Modi laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Badal and then sat beside SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. The prime minister was seen holding the hands of Sukhbir Singh Badal. (Source: PTI)

PM Modi stayed at the SAD office for a few minutes. The Centre has announced two days of national mourning after the death of Akali Dal chief. (Image Source: PTI)

Offering condolences on Twitter, PM Modi said, 'Extremely saddened by the passing away of Shri Parkash Singh Badal Ji. He was a colossal figure of Indian politics, and a remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation. He worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab and anchored the state through critical times.' (Image Source: Twitter/@PTI_News)

The Indian national flag flies at half mast as two-day state mourning is being observed in the country as a mark of respect to former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, in Shimla. (Image Source: PTI)

File image of Parkash Singh Badal with PM Modi during laying of foundation stone of AIIMS in Bathinda. Badal had not been keeping well and was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Mohali on April 16 after he complained of uneasiness in breathing. He died on Tuesday aged 95. (Image Source: PTI)