The mortal remains of Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in Bengaluru on Monday, will be consigned to flames on Tuesday evening. 

The 59-year-old Bangalore South MP breathed his last around 2 am on Monday at the Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre where he was under care after returning home in October following treatment in the US and Britain. He is survived by his wife Tejaswini and two daughters -- Aishwarya and Vijetha.

Funeral and last rites

The well-wishers and followers were allowed to pay their last respects to Karnataka's beloved leader at Bharatiya Janata Party's office at Jagannatha Bhavan till 9 am and then at National College Ground, which falls under his constituency, between 10 am and 12 noon. The last rites will be held at Chamarajapete crematorium in evening.

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10:50 am: Leaders, public pay homage to Ananth Kumar

 

A stream of leaders and supporters paid their last respects to Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar.The body was taken from his Basavanagudi residence, where it was kept since Monday morning to Jagannath Bhavan, the BJP state headquarters at Malleshwarm, in a decorated military vehicle with personnel of the three services- the Army, Navy and Air Force- accompanying it. The procession began, with supporters chanting slogans "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", "Ananth Kumar Amar Rahe". State BJP President BS Yeddyurappa and party's General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Muralidhar Rao were present at the state BJP office, where a pall of gloom has descended.

08:00 am: Union cabinet meeting to condole Union minister's demise

The Union Cabinet will meet today morning to condole the demise of senior minister Ananth Kumar. A resolution condoling the demise of the Union parliamentary affairs minister and hailing his contribution would be passed.

As per established practice, resolutions are passed by the cabinet in the memory of ministers and senior leaders.

Similar resolutions were passed following the demise of then Union ministers Gopinath Munde and Anil Madhav Dave. 

07:00 am: Three-day state mourning 

The Karnataka government has declared three-day state mourning since Monday as a mark of respect to the leader, who was groomed in the RSS stable before the stupendous rise in his political career graph. The national flag flew half mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the deceased leader. 

06;00 am: PM Modi pays his last respect to Ananth Kumar at his Bengaluru residence 

"In Bengaluru, I paid tributes to Shri Ananth Kumar Ji. We’ve lost an outstanding public servant, who had a positive impact on the lives of many. Also spent time with his family members," PM Modi tweeted from his personal handle after the paying the visit. 

In Bengaluru, I paid tributes to Shri Ananth Kumar Ji. We’ve lost an outstanding public servant, who had a positive impact on the lives of many. Also spent time with his family members. pic.twitter.com/SRXPqyY9x5

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 12, 2018

A steady stream of BJP leaders, relatives, family friends, party workers and people made a beeline at Kumar's residence to pay homage to the "most-loved" Bengaluru MP, known for his affability and cordial ties with rivals.

Foraying into politics in 1987, Kumar became a Union minister in the Vajpayee cabinet in 1998 when he was only 38. He remained in the inner circle of the central leadership of the BJP -- be it during the heyday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Narendra Modi now.

He served as an important link between the central and state units of the party.

President Ram Nath Kovind, the prime minister, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and leaders across the political spectrum condoled the death the six-time parliamentarian.