Huge crowd descends for Bal Thackeray's funeral procession

Founder of Shiv Sena, Chief Bal Thackeray's funeral procession, is the biggest in recent times, began today from his residence 'Matsohree'. People swelled and thronged the roadsides, flyovers, skywalks and balconies of their buildings to catch a glimpse of the Sena patriarch and pay homage to him. In view of the legions of crowds pouring in to pay their last respects to Balasaheb, it is estimated that the funeral procession would take more than two hours to reach the Sena Bhawan (party headquarters) at Dadar. Lakhs of Shiv Sainiks are walking along with the funeral procession, shouting slogans in memory of the Shiv Sena supremo.