Former Union Minister Arun Nehru was on Friday cremated in the Capital in the presence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her family and several other dignitaries. Nehru, a cousin of Rajiv Gandhi, died on Thursday night after protracted illness. He was 69.
Setting aside their differences which led to Arun Nehru leaving the Congress and joining VP Singh to form the Jan Morcha in 1987, Sonia, her son Rahul and daughter Priyanka attended the funeral. Nehru is survived by his wife Subhadra and two daughters.
The funeral pyre was lit by Nehru’s grandson Akhil. Among others, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, BJP leaders lK Advani and Arun Jaitley were present during cremation.