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Gopinath Munde's body being flown to his native place for funeral

Mumbai: Gopinath Munde's body is being flown to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for cremation later today after being kept at the BJP office here overnight.Munde's body which was flown from Delhi

His body will be kept for “antim darshan” at Parli from 9 am onwards and the funeral will take place after two pm. His daughter Pankaja, a BJP  MLA, is expected to perform the last rites.

Munde leaves behind wife and three daughters.  

The funeral will take place in the grounds of the Vaijnath Sugar Factory at Pangri village which Munde owned.  

The 64 year old BJP veteran died after a road accident in Delhi yesterday, a week after taking over as Union rural development minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet.