NCP Members Bid Farewell To Late Ajit Pawar, Perform Immersion Of His Ashes In Rameswaram

Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 14:49 IST

Ajit Pawar's last rites were held with full state honours on January 29 at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati.

Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was bid farewell by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers on Saturday, and performed the immersion of his ashes at Agni Theertham in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram. Pawar’s last rites were held with full state honours on January 29 at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, where his sons lit the funeral pyre and conducted the final rituals.

The funeral saw the attendance of several prominent leaders and dignitaries, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and actor Riteish Deshmukh, who paid their last respects to the late leader. Earlier in the day, Ajit Pawar’s mortal remains were brought to the Vidya Pratishthan ground for the last rites with full state honours.

Ajit Pawar’s wife, Sunetra Pawar, and sons, Parth and Jay, along with other family members, were present. Senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde, accompanied by his daughter Praniti Shinde, also attended the funeral. Supporters of Ajit Pawar chanted “Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" as his mortal remains were brought to the ground.

Ajit Pawar lost his life in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati, Maharashtra. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), five people, including the crew, aboard the chartered plane flying from Mumbai to Baramati, died after a crash-landing at the runway threshold in Baramati.

Following Ajit Pawar’s tragic death, his wife Sunetra Pawar stepped in to fill the vacant post of Deputy Chief Minister, becoming the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. She has been allocated the portfolios of State Excise Duty, Sports and Youth Affairs, and Minorities Development and Aukaf.

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