Vilasrao Deshmukh's prayer meet held

MUMBAI: Prominent figures from politics, industry, Bollywood and other walks of life were among those who attended a prayer meeting held in memory of former Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh here on Friday.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, several state ministers, Union ministers Rajiv Shukla and Milind Deora were among those present on the occasion.
Deshmukh family members including wife Vaishali, sons Amit, Riteish, Dheeraj and daughters-in-law Aditi, Genelia, Dikshika and brother Diliprao accepted condolences.
Several Bollywood figures including Vilasrao's old friend Subhash Ghai, Salman Khan, Pankaj Udhas, Poonam Dhillon, Suniel Shetty, Juhi Chawla, Chunky Pandey and Poonam Sinha were among those who paid their last respects to the senior Congress leader.
The prayer meet was held at the NCPA auditorium in south Mumbai this evening.
Deshmukh passed away at a Chennai hospital on August 14 and was cremated at his village Babhalgaon in Latur district the next day.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi were among those who had attended the last rites.