Mulayam Singh Yadav funeral highlights: Samajwadi Party founder cremated in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai

Mulayam Singh Yadav funeral: Mulayam Singh Yadav, the patriarch of the Samajwadi Party and a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, died on Monday of multi-organ failure after a prolonged illness.

Mortal remains of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav consigned to flames in Saifai, UP. (ANI)

Mulayam Singh Yadav funeral: A sea of people descended on Tuesday for the last rites of veteran socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav at his native Saifai village in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh....Read More

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• 11 Oct 2022, 06:15:13 PM IST

  Mulayam Singh Yadav 'touched the lives of many in India and beyond': Nepal PM Deuba

  Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday condoled the demise of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, hailing him as an eminent socialist leader who "touched the lives of many in India and beyond."

• 11 Oct 2022, 05:05:32 PM IST

  Top leaders attend last rites of Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav

  The last rites of Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav were performed at his ancestral village, Saifai in Uttar Pradesh today and were attended by senior leaders and top officials.

• 11 Oct 2022, 04:14:09 PM IST

  PM Modi could not come here but he asked me to pay tribute on his behalf: Rajnath Singh

  We had a very strong relationship. Mulayam Singh Yadav was a big personality in Indian politics, it is a huge loss for the country. We all have come here to pay our tribute to him. PM Modi could not come here but he asked me to pay tribute on his behalf: Defence Min Rajnath Singh

• 11 Oct 2022, 03:43:30 PM IST

  Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated in Saifai

  Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai.

• 11 Oct 2022, 03:42:50 PM IST

  Actor Abhishek Bachchan, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan at Saifai

• 11 Oct 2022, 02:47:21 PM IST

  TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, BJP's Rita Joshi pay tributes to Mulayam Singh Yadav

  Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and BJP leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi were among the leaders who arrived early at the Saifai Mela Ground pandal here to pay their last respects to Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.

• 11 Oct 2022, 01:30:03 PM IST

  Buddhist monks led by Bhilku Pragyakirti will perform special prayers at the funeral

  

  Buddhist monks to perform special prayers at the funeral. (HT Photo/Haidar Nadvi)

  At the funeral, Buddhist monks led by Bhilku Pragyakirti will perform special prayers.

• 11 Oct 2022, 12:43:33 PM IST

  Keshav Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, deputy chief ministers of UP pay tributes

  Deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak reach the Pandal in Saifai to pay tributes to former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav.

• 11 Oct 2022, 12:30:04 PM IST

  158-ft-high SP flag in Saifai lowered 1st time ever 

  

   SP flag in Saifai lowered for the first time ever. (HT Photo/Haidar Nadvi)

  The kingsize SP flag that fluttered at a height of 60 gt in Saifai mahotsava pandal has been lowered for the first time.

• 11 Oct 2022, 12:23:55 PM IST

  Former AP CM Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to Mulayam 

  Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to Mulayam Singh Yadav in Saifai.

• 11 Oct 2022, 12:16:49 PM IST

  Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Himachal CM Jairam Thakur reach Safai

  Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur reach Saifai. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sent an MP on her behalf to attend the Mulayam's funeral.

• 11 Oct 2022, 12:03:01 PM IST

  Indian flag flies at half mast in Aligarh as UP mourns former CM Mulayam's demise

  

  National Flag flies at half mast at center point of Aligarh on Tuesday as UP Mourns Mulayam's demise.  (HT Photo/Haidar Nadvi)

  National Flag flies at half mast at center point of Aligarh on Tuesday as the state of Uttar Pradesh observes three day state mourning as tribute to former union defence minister and former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav who is to be cremated at his paternal village Saifai in district Etawah later in the day today. Party supporters, admirers and followers of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav from various districts have moved to Saifai to attend cremation.

• 11 Oct 2022, 11:28:32 AM IST

  Watch | Mortal remains of Mulayam Singh Yadav kept at Numaish Ground in Saifai

• 11 Oct 2022, 11:09:47 AM IST

  Huge crowd gathers in Saifai to pay last respects to Mulayam 

  A large crowd gathered at the funeral area in Saifai to pay their respects to veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, who died on Monday.

• 11 Oct 2022, 11:00:06 AM IST

  Former MP CM Kamal Nath and Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to attend Mulayam's funeral

  All India Congress Committee deputes former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to attend the last rites of veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh today.

• 11 Oct 2022, 10:50:28 AM IST

  PM Modi, UP CM and other top leaders will pay tributes to Mulayam today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and other top leaders will attend Mulayam Singh Yadav's funeral in Safai, Uttar Pradesh, to pay their final respects.