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Rajnath led delegation arrives in Cuba to pay last respects to Castro
A delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Havana to attend the funeral of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
Havana, Nov 30: A delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Havana to attend the funeral of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, senior CPI (M) leader D.Raja and Congress leader Anand Sharma along with other leaders are also part of the delegation.
The delegation, which left on Tuesday, is expected to return by Thursday evening.
After
two
days
of
commemorations
in
Cuba's
capital
Havana,
Castro's
ashes
will
go
on
a
four-day
island-wide
procession
starting
Wednesday
before
being
buried
in
the
southeastern
city
of
Santiago
de
Cuba
on
December
4.
Castro, who defied the United States for close to half a century, died on November 25 at the age 90.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 9:50 [IST]