World Briefing | Asia/Pacific: India: Funeral For A Political Prince
By Celia W. Dugger (NYT

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Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the central Indian city of Gwalior for the funeral of Madhavrao Scindia, 56, deputy leader of the opposition Congress Party and the scion of one of India's fabled royal families, who died on Sunday in a plane crash. His son, Jyotiraditya, a 31-year-old businessman, lit the pyre. Senior Congress leaders hope he will run for his father's seat in Parliament. Celia W. Dugger (NYT )