Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away at the age of 84 on this day. Modi wrote that India grieves the passing away of Pranab Mukherjee and that the former president had left an "indelible mark" on the development trajectory of our nation.
"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," Prime Minister Modi tweeted on this day.
The Prime Minister also added subsequent tweets eulogising former president Pranab Mukherjee's political career that spanned decades, including his tenure as the President.
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee has died, a tweet by the former president's son Abhijit Mukherjee informed on Monday. Pranab Mukherjee passed away at the age of 84 after his medical condition declined on Monday morning and he suffered a septic shock due to lung infection, the Army's Research and Referral Hospital said.
In the last medical update on Saturday, the Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, had said that the former president's renal parameters had improved but that he continued to remain in a deep coma and on ventilator support. It was reported today that former president Pranab Mukherjee has passed away.
Mukherjee, 84, was admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantt for emergency surgery of brain clot. Later he also tested positive for COVID-19.
He was admitted on August 10 after testing positive for COVID-19.
Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017.
Before being elected as the President, Mukherjee served as the Union Finance Minister from 2009-2012 and a senior leader of the Congress.
He was also awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019 by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
