Udupi: Thousands of supporters and fans paid their last respects to the mortal remains of Congress veteran leader Oscar Fernandes at the Udupi District Congress Bhavan on Tuesday.  

Oscar Fernandes, a former Union minister and a senior Congress leader, passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru. He was 80. Fernandes, a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru after he suffered a fall while exercising. He is survived by his wife Blossom Fernandes and two children.

The mortal remains of former union minister were shifted to Udupi from Father Muller's Hospital. His body was received at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi. Last rites and funeral mass were conducted at Church by Udupi Diocese Bishop Dr Gerald Issac Lobo and body was shifted to Congress Bhavan. Social Welfare minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, former ministers Vinay Kumar Sorake, Pramod Madhwaraj, U.T. Khader and other leaders offered their respects.

On Wednesday (September 15), the mortal remains will be taken to Milagres Church in Mangaluru where a prayer mass will be held. Early evening the body will be airlifted to Bengaluru and will be kept at the morgue overnight. And On Thursday the mortal remains will reach Congress headquarters in Bengaluru. The final blessing is organized at Saint Patrick's Church from 3.30 p.m. onwards and burial will be conducted at Hosur Cemetery, Bengaluru.

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