Oommen Chandy funeral: No state honours for former Kerala CM as per his last wish
The family of the departed leader has turned down an offer of state honours during the funeral of the departed leader to be held on Thursday.
The family of the departed leader has turned down an offer of state honours during the funeral of the departed leader to be held on Thursday.
Cutting across party lines, the tallest leader of state politics and the Akali patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who always valued and practised secular credentials, was cremated with full state honours at his native village of Badal in Muktsar district in southwest Punjab.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the death of the veteran leader and declared a three-day state mourning.
Former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away late on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.
