Karma&#39;s son Chhavindra along with his four brothers lit the funeral pyre.u00a0 Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh and Congress MP Mukul Wasnik were present at the funeral. Right from the morning, people from the region began visiting Faraspal village to have a last glimpse of Karma, who was popularly known as &#39;Bastar Tiger&#39;. Amidst the presence of thousands of people, Karma&#39;s funeral procession began. People were angry as Chief Minister Raman Singh did not attend the funeral. They raised slogans against the BJP-led state government and demanded President&#39;s rule in Chhattisgarh. Karma was among the 27 people killed when heavily armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders in Bastar district on Saturday. 32 others were injured in the deadly attack. u00a0

The final rites of late Congress leader and founder of controversial anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement Mahendra Karma were performed with state honours at his native village in Dantewada district today.

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