Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was consigned to flames with full state honours on Wednesday. Moments before her mortal remains were taken to Lodhi crematorium, her daughter Bansuri Swaraj and husband Swaraj Kaushal were seen saluting Sushma Swaraj, as they bid farewell to her. Swaraj had suffered a cardiac arrest and had passed away at AIIMS last night.
The last rites of Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be performed at 3 pm today at Lodhi crematorium. Her mortal remains will be kept at the BJP headquarters for 3 hours before Sushma Swaraj embarks on her final journey. Grief struck the nation late on Tuesday soon after the news of Sushma Swaraj's death came. Top political leaders paid their tributes to Sushma Swaraj and remembered her honour as a Union Minister.
The body of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj will be kept for three hours at the BJP headquarters on Wednesday for party workers and leaders to pay tributes.
Amid chaotic scenes, three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Sunday as VIPs and thousands of commoners watched, a day after the veteran Congress leader suffered cardiac arrest and died.
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The nation mourns as one of the most humble, simple and successful leaders of our times has left us. Former Defence Minister Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar died on Sunday after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer for over a year.
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Union ministers DV Sadananda Gowda and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the funeral and laid wreath on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"In Bengaluru, I paid tributes to Shri Ananth Kumar Ji. We’ve lost an outstanding public servant, who had a positive impact on the lives of many. Also spent time with his family members," PM Modi tweeted from his personal handle after the paying the visit.
A steady stream of BJP leaders, relatives, family friends, party workers and people made a beeline to pay homage to the "most loved" Bengaluru MP, known for his affability.
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Sridevi's filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at the ceremony. The couple's daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side.
People in the procession of martyr JCO Ashraf Mir were heard voicing slogans like ‘Meer Ashraf zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan murdabad’ slogans.
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