Ranchi, Aug. 5 -- The last rites of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patriarch and former Chief Minister of the state will be performed today afternoon at 2 pm in his ancestral village, Nemra, near Barka Nala in Bokaro district.
His younger son, Basant Soren, is expected to perform the final rituals. Senior political leaders including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi are expected to attend the funeral, alongside hundreds of party workers, supporters, and members of tribal community who fondly called him "Dishom Guru."
Soren, 81, passed away yesterday morning at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi. He was undergoing treatment for over a month due to kidney related complications. Jharkhand govt. has announced a three-...