Vilasrao Deshmukh to be cremated in native village

Mumbai, Aug 14: Union Science and Technology Minister

, who passed away in Chennai this afternoon, will be cremated at his native Babhalgaon village in Latur district tomorrow, family sources said.

The mortal remains of the departed leader will be brought to Latur tomorrow and kept at his house in Babhalgaon from 9 am to 3 pm for people to pay their last respects, his brother Dilip Deshmukh, said.

The funeral procession will start at 3 pm and last rites would be performed at 4 pm, he said.

PTI