Last rites of Veteran socialist leader and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh were held with state honours at his native town Saifai in Uttar Pradesh. Leaders from across the political spectrum and a sea of supporters bid him final farewell.
The crowd had started gathering at Saifai since morning. Mulayam lay with the red signature cap of the Samajwadi Party and the party’s flag wrapped around him. Ceremonial Indian flag was also laid on him.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav were among a galaxy of leaders who paid their last respects to the departed leader.