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Prolific author and journalist Khushwant Singh's body was consigned to flames today at the Dayanand Mukthidham electric crematorium in New Delhi on a quiet evening amidst the presence of family members, close friends and well-wishers.
Senior BJP leader L K Advani pays his last respects to writer Khushwant Singh. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Union ministers Salman Khurshid, Kapil Sibal and Farooq Abdullah as well as BJP stalwart LK Advani and politician and social worker Jaya Jaitley were among the crowd of friends and relatives who paid their last respects to the beloved writer who died at the age of 99 on Thursday (March 20). (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Actor and BJP leader Vinod Khanna with his wife Kavita at the cremation. (PTI)
Earlier Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also paid respects to the late writer at his residence in New Delhi. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives to pay tribute to Khushwant Singh at his residence. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Relatives and friends carry Khushwant Singh's body for cremation. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Kuldeep Nair with Khushwant Singh's son Rahul after pay tribute to renowned writer and journalist Khushwant Singh body at his residence. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Vinod Khanna along with his wife Kavita at the cremation ground. (IE photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Advani and other leaders at the creamtion ground. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
BJP leader Advani with Vinod Khanna and other leaders at the crematorium. (IE Photo: Ravi Kanojia)
Khushwant Singh's son Rahul Singh (left) and daughter Mala (centre) at his residence. (PTI)
The mortal remains of Khushwant Singh being carried away for cremation. (PTI)
Friends and relatives console Maya Singh, daughter of Khushwant Singh during her father's cremation, in New Delhi. (AP)
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid with Rahul Singh. (PTI)
