RSS ideologue Vaidya cremated; Bhagwat, Gadkari pay tributes
RSS ideologue Vaidya cremated; Bhagwat, Gadkari pay tributes
NAGPUR, Dec 20: The last rites of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Madhav Govind Vaidya were performed at a crematorium at Nagpur in Maharashtra on Sunday.
Vaidya, 97, the first spokesperson of the RSS, died at a private hospital here on Saturday after a brief illness.
His last rites were performed at Ambazari crematorium in the city on Sunday morning.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, RSS Nagpur Mahanagar Sanghchalak Rajesh Loya, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, former state energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, swayamsevaks and many other people attended the funeral.
RSS ideologue Vaidya cremated; Mohan Bhagwat, Nitin Gadkari pay tributes
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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 01:57 PM IST
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In January this year, Vaidya triggered a controversy with his demand of dividing Maharashtra into four parts, and came in for attack from various quarters over the demand.
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Nagpur: The last rites of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Madhav Govind Vaidya were performed at a crematorium at Nagpur in Maharashtra on Sunday. Vaidya, 97, the first spokesperson of the RSS, died at a private hospital here on Saturday after a brief illness.
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