Thousands of people line up on the busy state highway known as MC Road in Kerala to pay their respects to the late former Prime Minister of that state, Oommen Chandy, as his coffin made its way to his hometown of Kottayam. They all had a personal account of Chandy’s humanity and how it had impacted their lives. To know more about him, continue reading the article.
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Thousands of people line up on the busy state highway known as MC Road in Kerala to pay their respects to the late former Prime Minister of that state, Oommen Chandy, as his coffin was en route to his hometown of Kottayam. The journey from Thiruvananthapuram to the town of Kottarakkara, 60 kilometers away, took the vehicle carrying the lifeless remains for more than 11 hours. Large crowds gathered at key intersections along the route and on each side of the state highway to catch a glimpse of their beloved leader. They all had a personal account of Chandy’s humanity and how it had impacted his lives.
At 7:30 am, Chandy’s “Puthupally House” in Thiruvananthapuram started the journey of the KSRTC AC low-floor bus carrying the lifeless remains of the former PM. It seems that all preparations for the burial in Kottayam on Thursday are likely to fail based on the numbers growing by the minute. People waited for several hours at different intersections to pay their respects to their leader, despite the daytime heat and sporadic rain. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam were the four districts through which the procession traveled. Numerous mourners have traveled to Kottayam from different districts including Idukki, Alappuzha, Kasargod, Kannur, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad to pay their respects to Chand.
After a public viewing in Thirunakkara, the funeral procession of former Kerala Prime Minister Oommen Chandy heads to his ancestral home in Puthupally. On Wednesday, his remains left Puthapally House in Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram, arriving in Kottayam more than 28 hours later. The late leader’s funeral has been moved to 7:30pm Under the direction of Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, leader of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, it will take place at St. George Orthodox Church in Puthuppally. Thousands of people greeted the KSRTC bus carrying his lifeless remains as it traveled from the state capital to Kottayam. The vehicle had large, wide glass windows. For more than two hours, his body remained on the Thirunakkara maidan so that people could pay their respects to him.
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