Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated on Tuesday at his native village Saifai situated in UP’s Etawah district with full state honours.
The former CM’s last rites were attended by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and other eminent people.
The mortal remains of Yadav were brought at his native village on Monday and UP CM Yogi Adityanath paid tributes to the former CM.
He also paid floral tributes to Ydav on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, and UP Government.
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav died on October 10 while undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
The SP leader had been in critical condition and on life-saving drugs for the past few days.
Born on November 22, 1939, Mulayam Singh Yadav is one of the most prominent leaders of Uttar Pradesh who served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice and has also served in the Union Government as the Minister of Defence.
He was elected 10 times as MLA and 7 times as Lok Sabha MP.
