Former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi cremated with full state honours in Patna

Modi, who was suffering from renal cancer, passed away on Monday night at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar Dy CM Sushil Kumar Modi's son Akshay Amritanshu along with others carries his mortal remains on their arrival in Patna on Tuesday. PTI

Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi was cremated with full state honours at the Digha Ghat crematorium in Patna on Tuesday evening.

BJP President J P Nadda was among the leaders who attended the funeral.

VIDEO | BJP president JP Nadda, along with Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, pays tributes to party veteran Sushil Modi in Patna.

72-year-old Sushil Modi, who was suffering from cancer, died in a New Delhi hospital on Monday evening. pic.twitter.com/T4lA7czDd5

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The body of the former BJP leader was kept at the party’s state office in Patna before it was taken out in a procession to the crematorium.

VIDEO | People pay last respects to former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi at his residence in Patna.

Sushil Modi, 72, passed away on Monday night at AIIMS in Delhi. The senior BJP leader was suffering from cancer. pic.twitter.com/3WypBBs4iv

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