Ajit Pawar laid to rest with full state honours: Politicians, celebrities pay tributes

The final rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who tragically died in a plane crash, were conducted with full state honours in Baramati, Pune, on January 29. Key political figures, including Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, former Union minister Sharad Pawar and BJP president Nitin Nabin, attended the 66-year-old NCP leader’s funeral held at Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, Pune.

Mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar being brought to Vidya Pratishthan college ground for his funeral, at Baramati in Pune.

Mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar being brought to Vidya Pratishthan college ground for his funeral at Baramati in Pune.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's sons Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar during his funeral at Baramati in Pune.

NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule greets attendees during the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Baramati in Pune.

Home Minister Amit Shah pays his last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati, in Pune

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati in Pune.

Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar greet people during the cremation of their father and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, Pune.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati in Pune.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati in Pune.

BJP National President Nitin Nabin pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati in Pune.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray arrives to attend the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Baramati in Pune.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh arrives to attend the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Baramati in Pune.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, extreme left, and senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde, 2nd from right, attend the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Baramati in Pune.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral at the Vidya Pratishthan ground at Baramati in Pune.