Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated, last rites performed by daughter Namita

Vajpayee’s ashes to be spread in Ganga, Yamuna, Tapti Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and President Ram Nath Kovind look on during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral ceremony at Smriti Sthal, New Delhi. Foreign dignitaries from Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan at funeral Read full story here Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistan acting law minister Syed Ali Zafar, Nepal Foreign Minister Pradip Kumar Gyawali and EAM Sushma Swaraj at funeral of #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/vyuYiBGf6e — ANI August 17, 2018 Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated at Delhi’s Smriti Sthal Former prime minister and Bharat Ratna #AtalBihariVajpayee cremated with full state honours at Smriti Sthal in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Y3ff4o43SP — ANI August 17, 2018 Vajpayee’s daughter performs last rites Last rites ceremony of former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee underway at Smriti Sthal pic.twitter.com/ws2VYaKaHB — ANI August 17, 2018 LK Advani, Amit Shah pay tribute to Vajpayee Senior BJP leader LK Advani and BJP President Amit Shah pay last respects to former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee at Smriti Sthal pic.twitter.com/51KVjpTDJR — ANI August 17, 2018 King of Bhutan, ex-Afghan president pay last respects to former PM Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Sri Lanka acting Foreign Minister Lakshman Kiriella pay last respects to former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee at Smriti Sthal pic.twitter.com/BaWegOx4mi — ANI August 17, 2018 King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck pays last respects to former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee at Smriti Sthal pic.twitter.com/0t5KiYojtI — ANI August 17, 2018 Foreign dignitaries at Smriti Sthal to pay last respects to Vajpayee Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and Sri Lanka’s acting foreign minister Lakshman Kiriella were among several foreign dignitaries present at former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral in New Delhi on Friday. His name remains linked to the Indo-French friendship, which he shaped by launching the strategic partnership that has united our two countries since 1998: France statement #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/vIm3U639RP — ANI August 17, 2018 Top leaders at Smriti Sthal to attend Vajpayee’s funeral Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ashok Gehlot and Raj Babbar, at Smriti Sthal for the funeral of former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/9Lvhfxj2ap — ANI August 17, 2018 Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh arrive at Smriti Sthal Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrive at Smriti Sthal for the funeral of former PM #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/lw1jtCx3DF — ANI August 17, 2018 ‘India pays tribute to our beloved Atal Ji,’ says BJP; shares pictures of procession India pays tributes to our beloved Atal Ji. pic.twitter.com/NVwl6N04s6 — ANI August 17, 2018 NSA advisor Ajit Doval pays homage to former PM National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at 6-A Krishna Menon Marg to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. pic.twitter.com/mzeNdspyLU — ANI August 17, 2018 Army chief pays tribute to Vajpayee Army Chief Bipin Rawat paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence in Delhi on Friday.