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Mai Ambedkar to be accorded state funeral
Mumbai, May 29: Maharashtra government would accord a state funeral with full police honours to Savita alias Mai Ambedkar, wife of Dr B R Ambedkar, who passed away this morning after prolonged illness.
Mumbai, May 29: Maharashtra government would accord
a state funeral with full police honours to Savita alias Mai
Ambedkar, wife of Dr B R Ambedkar, who passed away this
morning after prolonged illness.
Mai's body would be brought from J J Hospital to
`Rajgriha', the residence of Ambedkars at around 1.30 PM,
official sources said here today.
The funeral procession would begin from the residence at
3.30 PM and the last rites would be performed at 5.30 PM at
Chaitya Bhoomi at Dadar at around 5.30 PM, the sources added.
Bureau Report