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Indian home minister leaves for Cuba to pay respects to Fidel Castro

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday left for Cuban capital Havana to pay respects to former Cuban president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, officials said.

Singh is to attend a mass commemorative event for Castro at the Revolution Square in Havana.

"Leaving New Delhi for Havana. Shall attend the funeral of towering Cuban leader Fidel Castro with the Indian delegation and pay tributes to him," Singh wrote on Twitter ahead of his departure.

Castro died last Friday at the age of 90.

Cuba has declared nine days of national mourning starting on Saturday and ending on Dec. 4. Endit