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Gopinath Munde's body arrives in Latur for funeral at his native place

Latur (Mah): The body of Union Minister Gopinath Munde was flown here from Mumbai enroute to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for cremation later today.The body was kept at the BJP office

PTI PTI Updated on: June 04, 2014 12:11 IST
Munde's wife Pradnya and daughter Pankaja were at the airport and were consoled by his followers.

Leaders of other parties, including Congress' Minister of State Amit Deshmukh and NCP's Cabinet minister Jitendra Awhad, were present at Latur airport.

The body will be kept for “antim darshan” (last respects) at the Vaidyanath sugar factory premises near Parli and the funeral will take place after 2 PM.

The 64-year-old BJP veteran is survived by wife and three daughters.

Munde died following a road accident in Delhi yesterday, a week after taking over as Union Rural Development Minister in the Narendra Modi-cabinet.

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