When his body was placed at the crossroads in Darjeeling, well-wishers from various regions including Mumbai, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Northeast India, Kolkata, and others arrived to pay their last respects.
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Singer and actor Prashant Tamang's funeral will be held on Tuesday. According to family sources, he will be cremated according to ethnic traditions.
After his death in Delhi due to a heart attack at the young age of 43, his body was taken to his birthplace Darjeeling in a funeral procession from Bagdogra Airport on Monday morning. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief Anit Thapa, youth leader Ajay Edwards and other leaders had reached the airport to receive his body .
Thousands of well-wishers stood on the roadside along the way to bid farewell to the 'son of Gorkhali'. Filmmaker Rajesh Ghatani, who participated in the funeral procession, said that the journey, filled with grief, silence and tears, became an unforgettable moment for the Darjeeling hills.
A sea of people gathered at the crossroads in Darjeeling to pay their last respects Well-wishers from various regions including Mumbai, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Northeast India, Kolkata and others had reached Darjeeling to pay their last respects to him. The bonds formed by Prashant's voice seemed to transcend geography and come together.
Darjeeling Lok Sabha MP Raju Bista, his co-competitor from Indian Idol-3, Chang, and various artists had also reached Darjeeling to pay their respects. Similarly, medical practitioner Durga Prasai and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha President Bimal Gurung also attended the tribute meeting and paid their respects to the late artist.
His mortal remains were taken to his birthplace in Tungsung in the evening. Prashant's wife Geeta Thapa and 4-year-old daughter Ariya are also in Darjeeling.
