Former President Pranab Mukherjee Passes Away

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away.
Mr Mukherjee served as 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017.
He also served as Union Minister of Finance, Defence, External Affairs and Commerce.
He was also Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission.
He was elected to Rajya Sabha five times and twice to Lok Sabha. He served as Leader of both houses of Parliament.
He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 2019. Earlier he was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award in 2008.
‘The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years’, ‘The Turbulent Years: 1980–1996’, ‘The Coalition Years: 1996–2012’ are some of the books penned by Pranab Mukharjee.