Somanahalli: The mortal remains of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passed away in Bengaluru on Tuesday (Dec. 10), was consigned to flames at his native Somanahalli in Maddur taluk, Mandya district, on Wednesday.
The 92-year-old Krishna was given State honours with the Police Band playing National Anthem and State Police firing three rounds in the air, following which his grandson Amartya Hegde, lit the funeral pyre during the auspicious lagna at around 5.23 pm, at the vacant ground behind Cafe Coffee Day outlet.
