Photos: Lakhs gather to bid final goodbye to Gopinath Munde

The funeral of BJP leader and union minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a car accident in New Delhi, took place yesterday in his home town Parli in Maharashtra. Munde’s daughter Pankaja was the one who lit the funeral pyre. Photos from the funeral.

Pankaja Munde, daughter of late senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde during his funeral in Parli on Wednesday. Pankaja was the one who lit her father's funeral pyre. PTI

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A large crowd is seen at the funeral of late senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde in Parli on Wednesday. PTI

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Gopinath Munde's body is bought to the funeral site in Parli. PTI

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Pankaja Munde appeals to the crowd to stay calm during her father's funeral in Parli. PTI

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Policemen looking at a vehicle damaged by irate crowd attending the funeral of Gopinath Munde in Parli. PTI

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Policemen chase away those members of the crowd who started throwing stones during the funeral of Gopinath Munde. PTI

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Gopinath Munde's funeral pyre is lit after he was cremated. PTI

Photos: Lakhs gather to bid final goodbye to Gopinath Munde

The funeral of BJP leader and union minister Gopinath Munde, who died in a car accident in New Delhi, took place yesterday in his home town Parli in Maharashtra. Munde’s daughter Pankaja was the one who lit the funeral pyre. Photos from the funeral.

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