Chennai, Aug. 16 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, along with Deputy CM Udayanidhi Stalin, paid last respect to Nagaland Governor La Ganesan, who passed away Friday evening in Chennai.

La Ganesan passed away at 6:23 pm on August 15 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. Nagaland has declared seven days of state mourning from August 16 to 22.

During this period, the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly hoisted, and there will be no official entertainment by state government departments, Nagaland Chief Secretary Sentiyanger Imchen said in a notification.

Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundararajan paid tribute to Nagaland Governor La Ganesan and called him a "gr...