CHENNAI: The BJP-led Union govt has insulted the family of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by preventing them from performing his last rites at a befitting site, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said on Saturday.

Only Doordarshan cameras allowed inside at funeral, with footage showing mostly BJP leaders. Congress lambasts govt, police officer cites security for dignitaries, family's concerns.

Hours before former prime minister Manmohan Singh will be laid to rest, a row has ensued over a memorial for him.

In a fiery exchange, the BJP has rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the funeral arrangements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, labeling his remarks as "political opportunism.

On Friday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone and requested to have the funeral of Manmohan Singh at a place where his memorial can be built, according to a post by the Indian National Congress on X.

The Congress on Saturday claimed that the state funeral of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, organised by the central government, was a “shocking display of disrespect and mismanagement”. The BJP,

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and MP Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, arrived at the AICC office. The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be kept at the Congress Party office for party workers and leaders to pay their last respects.