Ajit Pawar Funeral: Thousands Gather To Bid Tearful Goodbye | Photos

Mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar being brought to Vidya Pratishthan college ground for his funeral, at Baramati in Pune district. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

The mortal remains of Ajit Pawar being brought to Vidya Pratishthan college ground for his funeral. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to the mortal remains of the former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Ajit Pawar's son Jay Pawar mourns near his father's mortal remains as his mother Sunetra Pawar looks on. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari pays last respects to the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his funeral. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

BJP National President Nitin Nabin pays last respects to the mortal remains of Pawar during his funeral. (Kunal Pati/PTI Photo)

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde pays last respects to the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Jay Pawar during his funeral. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar and other family members gather as the mortal remains of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister arrive at the Vidya Pratishthan College ground for public homage, at Baramati in Pune distric. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar arrives to attend the funeral of Ajit Pawar, at Baramati in Pun. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Sharad Pawar, right, and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray during the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

People gather at Vidya Pratishthan College ground for Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's funera. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

A sea of people gather for the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

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. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh arrives to attend the funeral of Ajit Pawar. (PTI Photo)

Mortal remains of Ajit Pawar being brought to his residence, at Katewadi village near Baramati. (PTI Photo)

Supriya Sule gestures during the funeral of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. (Kunal Patil/PTI Photo)