Fernandes’ ashes buried at Bejai church cemetery
Team Udayavani, Feb 3, 2019, 4:08 AM IST
Mangaluru: The ashes of late Union minister and labour leader George Fernades were buried at the church cemetery in his native place Bejai near here Saturday evening.
His brother Michael Fernandes handed over the ashes to Fr Wilson Vitus DSouza, the parish priest of Bejai church.
A prayer service in memory of George Fernandes was held at the church cemetery.
City mayor Bhaskar Moily, former MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik, and corporator Lancelot Pinto were among those present.
Later a condolence meeting was held at the T V Raman Pail hall in the city by the Citizens Council.
Michael Fernandes, Nalin Kumar Kateel MP, Vedavyas Kamath MLA, former bishop of Mangaluru diocese Aloysius Paul DSouza, Alvas Educational Trust chairman Mohan Alva and Nitte university chancellor Vinay Hegde spoke at the meeting.
The 88-year-old former defence minister passed away in New Delhi on January 29 after suffering from a prolonged illness.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Campaigning for 1st phase of LS polls in Karnataka ends today
Naxal activity cools following ANF operations?
Preparations complete for Lok Sabha Elections in Dakshina Kannada
Building the future: Chowta’s ‘Navayuga Navpatha’ manifesto sets ambitious goals for DK
Hope to see my protege Padmaraj’s victory in my lifetime: Janardhana Poojary
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
PM Modi Accuses Congress of Divisive Agenda, Seeking Votes by Implementing Religious Quotas
Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding
Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moves SC, says HC not pronouncing verdict on his plea against arrest
Elephant ‘Malti’ transferred from Amber to Vantara elephant sanctuary
Invest in disaster resilience today for safer tomorrow: PM Modi