Overview
- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey led the procession and offered solace to Leander Paes during the ceremony.
- Paes died at 80 after battling Parkinson's disease, prompting heartfelt tributes to his dual legacy as an Olympic medallist and sports medicine innovator.
- Figures including former cricketer Arun Lal, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien and industrialist Noomi Mehta joined the mass at St Thomas' Church.
- Flags from East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Hockey Bengal draped the coffin, underscoring Paes's enduring ties to Kolkata's sporting institutions.
- His achievements spanned a 1971 Field Hockey World Cup bronze, a 1972 Olympic medal, presidency of the Indian Rugby Football Union and decades advising top national sports bodies.