Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, who died at a Gurugram hospital on Monday, was cremated at his native Saifai village in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday afternoon. Thousands of supporters thronged the cremation ground where Mulayam's son and party's current president Akhilesh Yadav lit the pyre.
The former chief minister's mortal remains were brought back to his village on Monday evening. Leaders from across the political spectrum, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, paid their respects to the veteran leader who was ailing for months before he breathed his last on Monday.
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