The hearse carrying the mortal remains of former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, who died two days ago, is yet to reach his hometown here even 24 hours after beginning its journey from Thiruvananthapuram as thousands lined up along the route to catch a final glimpse.
People gathered in large numbers, without sleep, along the route taken by the bus carrying his remains to pay their last respects and bid him farewell, leading to the vehicle managing to only inch forward at a snail’s pace.
Chandy’s last journey had begun on Wednesday morning at 7.20 am from the state capital where he had spent a major chunk of his life during his decades long political career as a legislator, leader of the Congress party and chief minister.
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