The political controversy surrounding the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh continues unabated, with debates over a memorial, seating arrangements at his funeral, and the absence of Congress leaders at his asthi visarjan ceremony.

The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, has been cremated after a state funeral