An 8-hour funeral procession... Armstrong's body was laid to rest in Tiruvallur.

S Venkateshwari
An 8-hour funeral procession... Armstrong's body was laid to rest in Tiruvallur.


The body of Bahujan Samaj party state president Armstrong, who was assassinated in chennai, was cremated according to Buddhist customs. Many people paid tearful tributes during the 8-hour-long funeral procession. Armstrong, the tamil Nadu president of the Bahujan Samaj party, was hacked to death in Perampur, chennai last friday night. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family, and her body was kept for last rites at Perambur Bandar Garden Municipal school Grounds.


There, directors Vetermaran,andPa. Ranjith, screen celebrities, leaders of various parties, Bahujan Samaj volunteers and the public paid their respects. Subsequently, in the case where his body should be buried, after the court ordered to bury him in Pottur near Senggunram in Tiruvallur district, it was decided to bury the body at the place of Armstrong's relative there.


Subsequently, Armstrong's body was taken in procession for a distance of 21 kilometers from Perampur to Pottur. The procession, which started at 4.30 pm yesterday, reached Potdur after 8 hours as his supporters gathered along the way to pay their last respects. There, Armstrong's body was placed in a sandalwood casket and given a Buddhist funeral. 7 Buddhist Bhikkhus from karnataka performed Buddhist rituals. 5 Armstrong's body was cleansed with perfumes and a white cloth was wrapped over his body.


Subsequently, Armstrong's body was taken in procession for a distance of 21 kilometers from Perampur to Pottur. The procession, which started at 4.30 pm yesterday, reached Potdur after 8 hours as his supporters gathered along the way to pay their last respects.


There, Armstrong's body was placed in a sandalwood casket and given a Buddhist funeral. 7 Buddhist Bhikkhus from karnataka performed Buddhist rituals. 5 Armstrong's body was cleansed with perfumes and a white cloth was wrapped over his body. Subsequently, Armstrong's body was cremated in a sandalwood casket marked Jaybeam. tamil Nadu congress Committee President Selvaperunthagai, Visika President Thirumavalavan, Pradachi Bharatham party President Jaganmurthy and others were at the funeral till the end.

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