Thousands of people participate in the last rites of Mahendra Karma held at his native place, Faraspal in Dantwada on Monday. Karma the creator of Salwa Judum, (Tribal uprising against Naxals) was also popular as Bastar Tiger.
Maoist loomed over funeral procession as heavy police deployment was seen from Dantewada till Faraspal. Union State Minister, Home RPN Singh and Congress leader Mukul Vasnik participated in the procession. The procession started around 3.30 pm with around 3,000 people walking in the procession with moist eyes.
Slogans of long live Mahendra Karma were echoed in the paths through which the procession passed. His pyre was lit by his sons. Senior party leaders of the districts also participated in the procession. It was hard to believe for anyone that Bastar Tiger was no more.
Son of Bodo Manjhi, Mahendra Karma was a national Tribal leader and he was the eight victim of Naxal violence in his family. Karma was killed with Nand Kumar Patel in Darbha valley in a an ambush attach by Maoists.