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Bal Thackeray cremated with state honours amidst sea of mourners

Mumbai, Nov 18 : Lakhs of people paid last tributes to their beloved leader and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray here Sunday as his mortal remains were consigned to the flames. Thackeray's son Uddhav lit

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 18, 2012 7:55 IST, Updated : Nov 18, 2012 19:50 IST
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10:25 am :
More than 2 lakh people turn out on Mumbai's roads which are fully choked around Dadar. Western Express highway fully closed to traffic. Roads choked from Bandra Kala Nagar till Dadar Shivaji Park

Huge crowds at Mahim Junction, Bandra , Swami Vivekanand Road and Tulsi Pipe Road.

Shiv Sainiks chanting slogans Shiv Sena Zindabad, Kaun Aala Re, Kaun Aala, Shiv Senecha Vagh Ala (Who's coming? It's the Shiv Sena tiger who is coming)

10:00 am : More than 3 km long funeral procession with Thackeray's mortal remains from Kherwadi junction to Shivaji Park Dadar People chanting, weeping, waving Shiv Sena flags on roads.

9:15 am :
Mumbai Police band plays mournful tunes. Thackeray's mortal remains will be covered in Indian tricolour.

9:10 am :
Bal Thackeray's son Uddhav and grandson Aditya alongwith family members carry Shiv Sena patriarch's mortal remains and come out of Matoshree residence.

8:10 am :
Nearly 20,000 Shiv Sainiks crowd outside Matoshree to have a last glimpse of Bal Thackeray's mortal remains. They do not disperse despite repeated police requests on the mike.

8:00 am :
MNS chief and Thackeray's nephew Raj Thackeray alongwith family members arrive at Matoshree.

Lakhs of people, including Shiv Sena supporters, thronged the funeral procession of party chief Bal Thackeray here Sunday.
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