Ananth Kumar's last rites to be performed tomorrow: BJP
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The last rites of Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in Bengaluru today, would be performed tomorrow afternoon, Karnataka BJP said. The mortal remains of Kumar would be placed at his residence in Basavanagudi for the entire day today, state BJP General Secretary N Ravikumar said in a statement. Kumar died at a private hospital battling lung cancer for several months.
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People can reach National College Ground to pay their respects
By 8AM tomorrow, Kumar's body would be taken to Jagannath Bhavan, BJP state office at Malleshwaram, where arrangements would be made for party-workers to pay their last respects. It would then be taken to National College Ground in the city for the public to pay their respects, and the last rites would be performed at 1 PM at Chamrajpet crematorium, the statement added.