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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

Last updated on: November 19, 2012 15:25 IST
NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and senior BJP leader L K Advani after paying their last respects to Thackeray at Shivaji Park on Sunday

A stream of eminent personalities from politics, films and corporate world reached the historic Shivaji Park ground in Mumbai to attend the last rites of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan seen sitting beside NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal at Shivaji Park

Nationalist Congress Party chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, megastar Amitabh Bachchan and industrialist Anil Ambani arrived at the sprawling ground in Dadar, which is a few metres away from the Sena headquarters.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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BJP president Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan at Shivaji Park on Sunday

BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP leaders Maneka Gandhi and Shahnawaz Hussain, senior Congress leader Dr D Y Patil and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse too were present at the funeral venue.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj seen consoling Bal Thackeray's grandson Aditya at Shivaji Park on Sunday

Union Minister Praful Patel, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely, VHP leader Pravin Togadia, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla and Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal were also present.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Bollywood actor Nana Patekar seen at Shivaji Park on Sunday

Bollywood actor Nana Patekar alongside actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar and Riteish Deshmukh were also present.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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BJP leader Maneka Gandhi steps down after paying her last respects to Bal Thackeray on Sunday

The cortege of the Sena patriarch reached the Shivaji Park ground after over six hours long journey in the presence of lakhs of Shiv Sainiks and his followers.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Actor Shreyash Talpade and his wife and Director Madhur Bhandarkarpay their last respects to Bal Thackeray at Shivaji Park on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Actor Reteish Deshmukh condoles Bal Thackeray's grandson Aditya at Shivaji Park on Sunday. Also seen in the background is director Mahesh Manjrekar

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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MLAs Bala Nandgaonkar and Nitin Sardesai seen at Shivaji Park on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Senior Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi and BJP leader Prakash Javdekar pay their last respects to Bal Thackeray on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Union minister Rajiv Shukla and BJP leader Gopinath Munde also present at the funeral venue on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Maharashtra Governor Kateekal Sankaranarayanan at Shivaji Park on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil pays his last respect to Bal Thackeray at Shivaji Park on Sunday. Also seen is NCP leader Sharad PAwar's daughter Supriya Sule

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia at Shivaji Park.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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BJP leader and former MP Jaywantiben Mehta at Shivaji Park on Sunday.

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Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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Actor Milind Gunaji and director Mahesh Manjrekar also present at the venue.

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