Thrissur, Kerala, Dec 25 : Former Kerala Chief
Minister K Karunakaran's body was consigned to flames with
full state honours at 'Murali Mandiram' at Punkunnam.
His son K Muraleedharan lit the funeral pyre at 1700 hrs as
hundreds of people from various walks of life, political
leaders and family members stood in silence, bidding farewell
to their beloved leader, who was know as the ''Bhismacharya of
Indian politics''.
He was laid to rest beside the memorial of his wife
Kalyanikutty Amma.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid his
last tributes to Karunakaran, who was hailed as a kingmaker in
state and national politics.
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