Former Kerala Chief Minister,Leader K Karunakaran's body was consigned to flames with full state honours at 'Murali Mandiram' at Punkunnam.His son K Muraleedharan lit the funeral pyre at 1700 hrs as hundreds of people from various walks of life, political leaders and family members stood in silence, bidding farewell to their beloved leader, who was know as the ''Bhismacharya of Indian politics''.He was laid to rest beside the memorial of his wife Kalyanikutty Amma. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid his last tributes to Karunakaran, who was hailed as a kingmaker in state and national politics.
