Last rites of Suvra Mukherjee performed

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The last rites of Suvra Mukherjee, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee, were performed at the electric crematorium on Lodhi Road here on Wednesday.

The funeral ceremony was attended by Pranab Mukherjee, their children Sharmistha, Abhijit and Indrajit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee among others were also present.

Suvra Mukherjee died on Tuesday at the Army (Research and Referral) Hospital.