Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy laid to rest in special tomb sans state honours
Kottayam (Kerala), Jul 20 (PTI) No bugles were sounded and there were no uniformed police personnel to accord a gun salute as former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy was laid to rest as a commoner, fulfilling his wish, in Puthuppally near here on Thursday night.
He was buried at 12:02 am in a special tomb at St. George Orthodox Church here alongside the departed priests.
Senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, former defence minister A K Antony, state ministers and leaders of various political parties attended Chandy's funeral at the church where he used to attend the holy mass on Sundays despite his hectic schedule as the chief minister
