November 18, 2012 6:57 PM

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Bal Thackeray cremated

A huge crowd including of grief-stricken Shiv Sainiks, local sena leaders, supporters, and dignitaries bid final adieu to their beloved leader Balsaheb Thackeray on Sunday.

Sena Suprimo accorded state funeral at the historic Shivaji Park in central Mumbai Sunday evening.

A wing of state police paid a gun salute followed by last play to BalSaheb Thackray.

The huge crowd too roared with emotional words like Balasaheb Amar rahe as final mortals of Balasheb were moved the funeral pyre. Balsaheb’s son Udhdhav performed the final rites.

Earlier, Wrapped in tricolour the mortal remains of Sena Sena patriarch were kept at a glass case for the antyadarshan.

Deeply saddened members of Thackeray family were seen receiving condolences.

Dignitaries including, Maharashtra Governor K Shankarnarayanan, Chief Minister of Maharshtra Prithviraj Chavan, Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar, Senior BJP leader L. K. Advani, Maharshtra PWD minister Chagan Bhujbal , leader of opposition Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chuhan , Senior congress Leader Dr. D.Y. Patil, Industrialist Anil Ambani, Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar Actor Amitabh Bachchan, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmuk, film Maker Madhur Bhandarkar paid their respect to late Sena Chief.

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