Thapa had undergone surgery at Medanta Hospital on Friday. Thapa who originally hails from Muga of Dhankuta district served as prime minister of country for five times. He was the first prime minister during the Panchayat regime.
The final rites of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa was performed with state honors at Aryaghat, Pashupati on Friday.
Sunil Bahadur Thapa who is also Minister for Commerce and Supplies in the present government lit funeral pyre of his father.. (Photos: Dinesh Gole, Dipesh Shrestha, Keshab Thoker)
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