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Dr Singh's ashes immersed in Yamuna; row intensifies

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December 30, 2024

THE ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were immersed in the Yamuna river near the Majnu ka Tila Gurdwara on Sunday by his family members as per the Sikh rituals.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR

Dr Singh's ashes immersed in Yamuna; row intensifies

Sources here said that Singh's family members collected the ashes from the Nigambodh Ghat in the morning. "After collecting it from the site of cremation, the ashes were carried to the Asht Ghat on the Yamuna river bank near the gurdwara and immersed into the river. The ritual was attended by Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, and his three daughters, Upinder Singh, Daman Singh and Amrit Singh, along with other close relatives," a source said. He said that none of the senior Congress leaders or the Gandhi family could be seen

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