Oommen Chandy Loss of life: The mortal stays of former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy have been delivered to his native village Puthupalli on Thursday (July 20) afternoon. Puthupalli was additionally Chandy’s meeting constituency and he represented the realm for greater than 5 many years.
Chandy died on Tuesday (July 18) at a hospital in Bengaluru and after a 36-hour journey from his residence in Thiruvananthapuram, the physique was delivered to his ‘Karottu Vallakkalil’ house in his native village Puthupalli.
It took 36 hours to take Oommen Chandy’s mortal stays to his ancestral house.
The journey of this route of about 150 kilometers ought to have been accomplished in three to 4 hours but it surely was delayed as a result of hundreds of individuals thronged the streets to pay their final respects to their beloved chief. Due to this, the velocity of the automobile carrying the useless physique was stored sluggish and plenty of instances the automobile needed to be stopped.
These veterans together with Governor Arif Mohammad Khan paid tribute
After Chandy’s physique was delivered to Tirunakkara floor in Kottayam, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, a number of Malayalam cinema actors and senior leaders of assorted events paid tributes to him. Movie actors Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Dileep together with hundreds of individuals together with leaders of assorted events paid tribute to the late chief.
A tragic environment in Oommen Chandy’s village
When the useless physique reached Chandy’s native village, the environment turned inconsolable. After conserving for a while within the ancestral home within the village, the physique shall be taken to the home underneath development. Prayers shall be held at this home and after that the funeral procession will proceed to Puthupalli Church, the place he shall be buried.
#WATCH , Kottayam: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy who handed away on July 18 in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/pdobST6cgO
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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will attend the funeral. He has already reached Kerala. Chandy’s final rites shall be carried out very merely in accordance with his needs.
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