Vilasrao Deshmukh cremated at native village in Latur

9 months ago, Ani

The mortal remains of Union Minister and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was consigned to flames at his native Babhalgaon village in Maharashtra's Latur District today. Deshmukh's eldest son Amit lit the funeral pyre.

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