PUNE,
VETERAN RSS functionary Madan Das Devi was cremated on Tuesday in Pune city of Maharashtra with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat and several Sangh activists in attendance. Devi, who had served as the Joint Secretary of the RSS, died in Bengaluru on Monday morning at the age of 81.
His mortal remains were kept for ‘darshan’ at the Motibaug office of the RSS in Pune city. Besides Shah and Bhagwat, Bharatiya Janata Party President J P Nadda, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar also paid tributes at the Motibaug office. Devi’s last rites were performed at Vaikunth crematorium’s electric facility. Shah, Bhagwat, Nadda, Fadnavis and several members of RSS were present at the crematorium.