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The last rites of the former Prime Minister were held with full state honors on Saturday in the presence of several dignitaries, including President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi.
Ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immersed in river Yamuna in Delhi | Photo/ANI
The rituals of immersing the ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Yamuna were conducted near Delhi Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tilla on Sunday.
Manmohan Singh, India’s economic reformer, passed away at the age of 92 on December 26 after being admitted to AIIMS Delhi after “losing consciousness” at home. circumstances”
The last rites of the former Prime Minister were held with full state honors on Saturday in the presence of several dignitaries, including President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, senior defense officials and foreign dignitaries, among others. .
Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur placed flowers on his body as his family paid their last respects. The former Prime Minister’s daughter lit a funeral pyre at the crematorium.
#WATCH | The last salute given by the previous Prime Minister #DrManmohanSingh at Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi. President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Congress leaders and others present at Nigam Bodh Ghat.
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Dr Singh began his final journey from the Congress headquarters in the national capital where party leaders paid homage to the former Prime Minister earlier in the day. The procession carrying Singh’s body reached the crematorium around 11.30 am.
A garlanded car carrying Singh’s mortal remains left the Congress headquarters amid chants of “Manmohan Singh Amar Rahe”.
As a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a seven-day national mourning is being observed during which the national flag will be flown at half-mast across the country, the Union Home Ministry announced.