Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was cremated with full state honours, in the presence of top dignitaries from India and abroad, on Saturday.
Singh’s funeral pyre was lit by his eldest daughter Upinder Singh at Nigambodh Ghat in the national capital amid the chanting of religious hymns. Before the mortal remains of Singh were consigned to flames, the security forces gave a 21-gun salute to the former prime minister.
The last rites were performed in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, besides top leaders of the Congress, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, and leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
