PHOTOS: Politicians, actors at Bal Thackeray's funeral

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Maharashtra Governor Kateekal Sankaranarayanan at Shivaji Park on Sunday.

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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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Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia at Shivaji Park.

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

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

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