As slogans rented air ‘Gaddar Amar Rahe’ and revolutionary songs playing and sung by hundreds of artists, the final procession of Balladeer Gaddar travelled through the city before he was laid to rest with full State honours at Maha Bodhi Vidyalaya, the school built by him and where he wishes his final rites should be held.
The rites were held as per the Buddhist customs with his family members, public representatives and thousands of followers watching and singing the revolutionary songs, some of them written by the late Gaddar himself. Slogans of ‘Lal Salaam and Johar Gaddar’ were raised even as the police personnel fired in the air as per the protocol of the State honours. “Buddham Namami, Dhammam Namami, Sangam Namami and Bhimam Namami’ were prayed at the last hour by religious leaders.
Gaddar passed away on Sunday while undergoing treatment in a corporate hospital on Sunday and the government announced performing of last rites with State honours.
