Nov 13, 2018 16:45 (IST)
The mortal remains of Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar were consigned to flames with full state honours. As the Army band sounded the bugle to mark the last rites, a 21-gun salute was given to Ananth Kumar draped in the Tricolour in the glass casket.
Kumar's younger brother Nand Kumar lit the funeral pyre amid chanting of Vedic hymns and loud cries of "Ananth Kumar amar rahe!" (long live Ananth Kumar).
Kumar's widow Tejeshwani, daughters Aishwariya and Vijeta and other family members were present at the Chamarajpet crematorium in the city's southwest suburb.