Lucknow, July 28 -- A prayer ceremony was performed at Safed Baradari in Lucknow to pay tribute to former MP Raja Anand Singh, who passed away at the age of 87 earlier this month. A bhajan or devotional song performance and a visual presentation that traced the life and legacy of Raja Sahab followed. The gathering was graced by an array of dignitaries, including Raja Kirtivardhan Singh, the minister of state for environment, forest and climate change and external affairs; Raja Rakesh Pratap Singh, the vice-president of British India Association (BIA); Kr. Manish Vardhan Singh, the BIA secretary and secretary-cum-manager of Colvin Taluqdars' College; Syed Tariq Hasan Naqvi, joint secretary (BIA); Rai Swareshwar Bali, assistant secretary (BIA); Maharaja Jayendra Pratap Singh of Balrampur; Sanjay Seth, a MP; Kr Manvendra Singh, the chairman of Vidhan Parishad; Rana Shivnath Saran Singh of Khajoorgaon; Kr. Vinay Singh, Raja Anil Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh, Raj Rajeshwar Singh of Jhandi, Rajkumar Seth of Maurawan, and Raja Avinash Pratap Singh of Sitapur....