GANDHI-ASHES 3LST

Bhoola said some of the ashes were removed from the
urn and kept by Vilas Mehta, a close friend of Gandhi's son
Manilal, who remained behind in South Africa to continue his
father's work.
Mehta entrusted the ashes to her daughter-in-in-law
Chanda Mehta, who recently gave them to Ela Gandhi because she
believed it should be with the family.
Gandhi then arranged the ceremony this morning, at a
point where the Umgeni River joined the sea in 1948.
A prayer service and night vigil in memory of Gandhi
preceded the ceremony, which was followed by another public
prayer service to commemorate the 62nd death anniversary of
Gandhi's assassination at the City Hall here.
And finally the ashes in urns were taken by boat for
the final immersion. Boats carrying the ashes were escorted by
South African Navy vessels. PTI