Guwahati: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated on Tuesday with full state honours in his hometown of Saifai, which is located in the Etawah district of UP.
The Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Congressman Mallikarjun Kharge, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, and other distinguished individuals were present for the former CM’s funeral rites.
Yadav’s lifeless remains were taken to his home village, where on Monday and UP CM Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to the late CM.
He also presented flowers to Yadav on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, and the UP Government,
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on October 10 while receiving medical care in Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital.
The SP leader had been receiving life-saving medications and was in a serious state for the past few days.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was born on November 22, 1939, is one of Uttar Pradesh’s most well-known political figures. He has held the office of chief minister three times and has also held the position of minister of defence for the Union Government.
He won seven Lok Sabha elections and ten MLA elections.