President Ram Nath Kovind codoled death of former president, Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee who succumbed to death after battling prolonged illness today. He was active in Public life for more than five decades and was nationally respected politician. He died after battling a brain surgery at the Army Research and Referral Hospital on August 31.
पूर्व राष्ट्रपति, श्री प्रणब मुखर्जी के स्वर्गवास के बारे में सुनकर हृदय को आघात पहुंचा। उनका देहावसान एक युग की समाप्ति है। श्री प्रणब मुखर्जी के परिवार, मित्र-जनों और सभी देशवासियों के प्रति मैं गहन शोक-संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 31, 2020
Pranab Mukherjee left rich legacy of old-school politics, three children, countless friends across parties and a diary—the only chronicle of his life. Mukherjee was born in Mirati, a nondescript village in undivided Bengal on December 11, 1935. He served as a president of India from 2012 to 2017. Apart from this, he held various posts during his political career like Defence Minister finance minister and was close to various Prime Ministers. His death outtpoured grief across the political spectrum.
