Former President Pranab Mukherjee is no more

Bengaluru: The former President of India Pranab Mukherjee passed away Monday at RR Hospital.

His son Abhijit Mukherjee announced this a short while ago.

With a Heavy Heart , this is to inform you that my father Shri #PranabMukherjee has just passed away inspite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers ,duas & prarthanas from people throughout India !
I thank all of You 🙏
— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) August 31, 2020

His health condition was declining and he continued to be in deep coma and was also on ventilator support.

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The Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantonment was treating him.

He was suffering from Corona related complications and struggled against the virus for over a month.

Pranab Mukherjee has lived a fulfilling life. He was the President of India from 2012 to 2017.

His political career was five decades long and he remained the senior most leader of Congress party for a long time.

He was also the Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012.

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of India Ram Nath Kovind have condoled his death.

India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He has left an indelible mark on the development trajectory of our nation. A scholar par excellence, a towering statesman, he was admired across the political spectrum and by all sections of society. pic.twitter.com/gz6rwQbxi6
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 31, 2020

The President of India called his demise ‘end of an era’.

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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

Dr. Subramanian Swamy, BJP leader, also condoled his death and described him a very balanced and educated mind.

I am in real grief for the passing away of Pranabda. I have known him since when I had just returned from Harvard and become IIT/D Professor in 1969. He was a very balanced educated mind, and I shall never forget that he, even after retirement came out to release my book RESET
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) August 31, 2020

The Health Minister of Jharkhand and Congress leader Banna Gupta has also condoled his demise.

देश के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी जी का का आज निधन हो गया,वे कुछ दिनों से बीमार थे।

एक कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ,व्यवहारिक ज्ञान और स्पष्टवादिता स्वभाव के कारण वे पक्ष और विपक्ष में लोकप्रिय थे।निधन पर अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ, ईश्वर परिजनों और शुभचिंतकों को दुख सहने का साहस दे। pic.twitter.com/HURqyUg3XM
— Banna Gupta (@BannaGupta76) August 31, 2020

Read a special editorial and obituary on late former President of India, Sri Pranab Mukherjee.

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