The funeral of veteran socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was held with state honours at his native town Saifai in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district today. Uttar Pradesh will observe three days of state mourning for the Samajwadi leader.
Here are the Highlights on Mulayam Singh Yadav's funeral:
The funeral of veteran socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was held with state honours at his native town Saifai in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district today.
Tejashwi Yadav has arrived at the funeral of Mulayam Singh Yadav at his native Saifai in Uttar Pradesh. Mulayam Singh Yadav died at 82 at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday.
#WATCH | A large sea of people chants "Netaji amar rahein" as a vehicle carries the mortal remains of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh CM #MulayamSinghYadav for his last rites, in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/RMCzht2uI3
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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has reached Saifai village in Uttar Pradesh for the funeral of Mulayam Singh Yadav.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: The mortal remains of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav kept at Numaish Ground in Saifai, Etawah for people to pay their last respects.
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His last rites will be performed with full state honours. pic.twitter.com/xeApBc5hM0
Saifai, the native village of Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, is packed with leaders arriving from corners of the country to pay their last tributes to the Samajwadi Party founder ahead of his cremation. The veteran socialist leader died yesterday at the age of 82.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while campaigning in Gujarat, took some moments to share memories of veteran Uttar Pradesh politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, who died yesterday at 82.
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav helped everyone and the new generation should learn from him, said his brother Ram Gopal Yadav ahead of the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's cremation at his native Saifai village this evening. "He helped people without any discrimination over which party or religion they belonged to," he said.
Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh CM, N Chandrababu Naidu pays last respects to veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, at Saifai, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/Ivjt7f9A23
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and other leaders will attend Mulayam Singh Yadav's cremation today.
The Congress on Tuesday deputed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath to represent the party at the funeral of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah.
