Mr Yadav was also moved to tears and the two stood for some time, holding each other tightly.At the Digha ghat on the bank of the Ganges, Mr Chirag fainted after lighting the funeral pyre, but was saved from crashing on to the ground by his cousins who had been beside him, helping him perform the rituals."He is out of danger. The mental stress coupled with the dehydration brought about by standing for hours in a hot and humid weather may have taken a toll," said a source close to the family.After the cremation, Union minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh told reporters, "Paswan's death marks the end of an era. He must have been the last surviving political leader with decades of parliamentary experience. His popularity can be gauged from the fact that all central ministers from Bihar are present here. I can also see representatives from various political parties.""He is one of the few luminaries who stoutly defended the Mandal Commission when its recommendations were implemented by the VP Singh government, and rebuffed detractors when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's well-intentioned quota for economically weaker sections was being opposed," Singh said."We are all with the bereaved family in this hour of grief," he added.Onlookers remarked that it needs an "ajaat shatru" (one with no enemies) like Ram Vilas Paswan to evoke such tenderness from someone known for his acerbity, that too at a time when his party is not happy with the political line taken by the successor -- Chirag.पिता के अंतिम सफर में साथ होना...मुखाग्नि देना...दुनिया का सबसे कठिन पल..चिराग को हिम्मत दे। pic.twitter.com/3QetcrTknY
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