Photos: Eminent industrialists, politicians pay tribute to Murli Deora at prayer meet

[caption id=“attachment_1825755” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Politicians and businessmen attended the prayer meeting organised to condole Congress leader Murli Deora’s demise. 77-year-old Murli Deora passed away on 24 November. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825763” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (From left) SP Hinduja, Lakshmi Mittal and Bharat Shah meet Milind Deora, son of Murli Deora at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825765” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Nita Ambani meets Milind Deora. Murli Deora is survived by his wife and two sons. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825767” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Mukesh and Nita Ambani meet Milind Deora. Murli Deora had also been the mayor of Mumbai in 1977-78. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825769” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Anil Ambani at the prayer meeting. Murli Deora was the chief of the Congress’ city unit for two decades. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825771” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Yash and Avanti Birla pay homage to Murli Deora at the prayer meeting. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825773” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Parmeshwar Godrej at the prayer meet. Murli Deora was a a four-time Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai South. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825775” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Subhash Chandra meets Milind Deora at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825777” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Chhagan Bhujbal with nephew Sameer at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825779” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Ramdas Athavale (left), Anand Mahindra with wife Anuradha at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825781” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Murli Deora had also served as a union minister for petroleum and natural gas and earlier handled communications and IT. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825783” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (from left) BJP leader Shaina NC, Shobhaa De and actor Tara Sharma at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825785” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] (From left) Tusshar Gandhi, Suniel with wife Mana Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825789” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi (left) and Karan Johar at the prayer meet. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1825787” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Murli Deora was known for his close relations with politicians and businessmen. He was a close and trusted aide of the Gandhi family. Sachin Gokhale/ Firstpost[/caption]