Goodbye, Dada: Maharashtra bids adieu to Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours in Pune’s Baramati district on Thursday (January 29). Several political leaders, including Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari, along with the public, turned up for the last rites. Here are the most touching scenes from when thousands bid adieu to their ‘dada’
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The funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was held at Baramati in Pune district of Maharashtra on Thursday (January 29). PTI
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Pawar passed away in a plane crash on Wednesday when his chartered flight was trying to land in Pune’s Baramati. In this image, his mortal remains are brought to Vidya Pratishthan college ground for his funeral. PTI
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Parth Pawar (right) and Jay Pawar (left) perform the rituals during the funeral of their father Ajit Pawar at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, Pune district. PTI
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The funeral was attended by several dignitaries including Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He paid his last respects to Pawar’s mortal remains in Baramati. PTI
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The funeral also saw Ajit Pawar’s uncle and Nationalist Congress Party Supremo Sharad Pawar in attendance as well. PTI
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His cousin and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule was griefstricken as she paid her respects to the deceased during the funeral. PTI
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A huge crowd gathered at the Vidya Pratishthan College ground in Pune’s Baramati district, where the last rites of the Pawar were held. PTI
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A man mourns the death of the deputy CM during Pawar’s funeral at Baramati in Pune district. PTI
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People gather to witness the last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. PTI
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A woman can be crying during the funeral of Ajit Pawar in Baramati. PTI
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People attend the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, at Baramati in Pune district. PTI
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was also present at Ajit Pawar’s funeral in Baramati. PTI
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Bollywood actor and son of former Maharashtra CM Ritesh Deshmukh can be seen arriving at the funeral of the Deputy Chief Minister in Baramati. PTI
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar were speaking to one another while attending the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. PTI
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Earlier, Ajit Pawar’s wife and MP Sunetra Pawar along with their son Jay Pawar were seen bidding an emotional farewell to her husband at the Vidya Pratishthan College ground during a public homage. PTI
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Just a day earlier, supporters of Ajit Pawar paid homage near his photograph at the Nationalist Congress Party office in Mumbai. AP
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Supporters of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar mourn the loss of the veteran politician at the NCP office in Mumbai. AP
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