Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mortal remains consigned to flames with full state honours | As it happened

The mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were consigned to flames at Smriti Sthal in Delhi on Friday. Alvida Atal: Highlights of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral ceremony 4:56 pm: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mortal remains consigned to flames amidst slogans of 'Atal Bihari Amar Rahe' with full state honours at Smriti Sthal ​ Vajpayee's mortal remains consigned to flames at Smriti Sthal ​ 4:48 pm: Vajpayee's daughter Namita performing last rites of Vajpayee ​ 4:40 pm: Vajpayee's mortal remains, wrapped in tricolour, handed over to his granddaughter Niharika 4:25 pm: Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress President Rahul Gandhi present at the Smriti Sthal ​ 4:20 pm: We are here to share your grief and pay our condolences on the behalf of people of Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan: Pakistan Law Minister Ali Zafar after arriving in Delhi Vajpayee's funeral 4:16 pm: Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi, Former PM Manmohan Singh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President Amit Shah, senior BJP leader LK Advani, Congress President Rahul Gandhi at Smriti Sthal in Delhi for funeral of former PM 4:15 pm: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan pay last respects to former PM Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal in Delhi 4:14 pm: President Kovind pays his last respects to departed leader 4:04 pm: PM Modi places wreath on the mortal remains of Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal ​ ​4:00 pm: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, pay last tribute to former PM Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal 3:55 pm: 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, present at Smriti Sthal for the funeral of former PM Vajpayee 3:50 pm: PM Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah also arrive at Smriti Sthal along with the funeral procession. 11:20 am: PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh pay last respects to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at BJP headquarters. 10:55 am: The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are being taken to the BJP headquarters from his residence on the Krishna Menon Marg with people in large numbers joining the procession. 10:18 am: People chanting 'Atalji Amar Rahein' as Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mortal remains being carried to BJP headquarters at DDU Marg from the former PM's house at 6A Krishna Menon Marg 10:00 am: Vajpayee's mortal remains being taken to BJP HQ, huge crowd along the way 9:06 am: PM Modi pens down emotional blog for Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Read here 9:00 am: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence in Delhi.