Brickfields' noisy Jalan Tun Sambanthan is normally bustling with shoppers, housewives, office workers and not forgetting the visually impaired folks going about their daily routine in the busy thoroughfare of Kuala Lumpur.

Today however, the streets of Brickfields witnessed a scene of a different kind - a sombre funeral procession for the late G Francis Udayappan led by his mother G Sara Lily, family members and friends.