The clergy, relatives and political leadership were inside Karottu Vallakkalil — the ancestral house of Oommen Chandy at Puthuppally, Kottayam. But there were many more outside, who lined up on the road and beyond, to mark the funeral of the former Chief Minister in their own ways.
Tens of thousands of people bid a tearful adieu to the veteran Congress leader at Puthuppally, his native village, here. His mortal remains were laid to rest at a specially built tomb at St. George Orthodox Church here in the early hours on Friday. even as slogans hailing the leader, popularly called Kunjoonju, rent the air outside.
A host of leaders led by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and many of the State’s senior political figures joined the rank and file of the Congress and well-wishers from around the State.
