Modi pays last respects to Ananth Kumar

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar, who passed away here in the early hours of Monday.

Modi flew in here from Varanasi and drove straight to the residence of Kumar at Basavanagudi, where the body was kept and consoled his family members.

The Prime Minister laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Kumar.

He consoled Kumar’s wife Tejaswini and his two daughters Vijeta and Aishwarya.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa were also present.

Earlier, Modi was received at the HAL airport by the Governor and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.