SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated in UP
Saifai, UP, October 11: Amid the sea of people, including top politicians across the country, Samajwadi Party founder and three-time UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated with full state honours at his hometown Saifai village in UP on Tuesday.
The last rites of former Chief Minister was performed by Yadav’s son Akhilesh Yadav wearing janeu over his black jacket lit the pyre.
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Besides Akhilesh, Yadav's brother Shivpal Yadav and other family members were onboard the truck decked up with garlands of flowers. A huge crowd of people marched along as the vehicle moved slowly on the concrete road of the village.
In the meantime, a large number of people attended the cremation ceremony and chanted “Netaji amar rahein” (long live netaji!) as a vehicle carried the mortal remains of Yadav for his last rites.
Several political leaders and other dignitaries who paid tribute to the social leader are Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, representing the Congress, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, former Union Minister of State Praful Patel and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.
Mulayam Singh passed away on Monday morning at the age of 82 at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital due to age-related ailments. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital last Sunday after his health deteriorated. He is survived by two sons, Akhilesh and Prateek. Several chief ministers along with the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla expected to attend the funeral.
Also Read: Mulayam Singh Yadav last rites: Former UP CM to be cremated at his ancestral village Saifai He was elected 10 times as MLA and 7 times as Lok Sabha MP. Mulayam Singh Yadav had seen Uttar Pradesh go through many ups and downs during his five-decade-long career and remained almost synonymous with the politics of the state. Fondly called "Netaji", he was well-versed in the politics of the most populous state of India. -PTC News#WATCH | Last rites of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav being performed at his ancestral village, Saifai in Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/nBUezhZqq1 — ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2022
