An era has ended. Former President Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee passed away Monday. Pranab Mukherjee, whose career on the national political stage began as a Rajya Sabha MP in 1969 and ended as President in 2017, passed away Monday evening at … Former president Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday in an army hospital at the age of 84. From then on he held several cabinet posts, from foreign affairs and defense to finance, and served on numerous key committees. Madhabi narrates an incident of 2006-07 when Pranab Mukherjee's son Indrajit Mukherjee was getting married. For a brief period he was also given the responsibility to head the West Bengal unit of the Party. Pranab da’s distinguished career is a matter of great pride for the entire country.“An era has ended. Mukherjee also wrote that when he proposed to him the idea of taking over as the country’s new Prime Minister in Indira Gandhi’s place, Condolences for the family poured in from all parts of the country.India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. But in 1989 he folded it into the Congress party after it failed to garner much support in West Bengal, his home state.The party welcomed him back, and over the next few years Mr. Mukherjee became the chief architect of Sonia Gandhi’s ascent to power. From my first win as MP, to being my senior Cabinet colleague, to his becoming President while I was CM...(1/2)Search for what you want, categories, tags, keywords, authors, events, anything under YourStoryHealth hazards caused by unorganised e-waste disposalThis Telangana IPS officer has set up a ‘mobile safety’ vehicle to help domestic violence victims during COVID-19 A colossus in public life, he served Mother India with the spirit of a sage. He was In 1980, Mrs. Gandhi picked Mr. Mukherjee as her finance minister. Pranab Mukherjee Family . He leaves behind a daughter, Sharmishta Mukherjee and two sons, Indrajit Mukherjee and Abhijeet Mukherjee. From then on he held several cabinet posts, from foreign affairs and defense to finance, and served on numerous key committees. "A scholar par excellence, a towering statesman, he was admired across the political spectrum," Modi said on Twitter.Current President Ram Nath Kovind called Mukherjee "a colossus in public life" who served India "with the spirit of a sage".Mukherjee is survived by two sons and a daughter. He rose through the ranks to become one of Mrs. Gandhi’s closest lieutenants.As finance minister, Mr. Mukherjee delivered the annual budget to India’s Parliament in 2012. 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The nation mourns losing one of its worthiest sons. He was In 1980, Mrs. Gandhi picked Mr. Mukherjee as her finance minister. That would define his long political career, cementing his position as an important party leader for decades to come.Sidelined by Rajiv Gandhi, Mr. Mukherjee left to form his own party, the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress. For decades he was a father figure. He was 84.Before undergoing brain surgery in recent weeks, Mr. Mukherjee announced on Though Mr. Mukherjee never became prime minister, the top post in India’s government, his ability to build consensus on contentious issues earned him the title of the indispensable man of India’s coalition-era politics. During his five-year term, from 2012 to 2017, Mr. Mukherjee In 2019 he was awarded India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, for his public service over five decades.In addition to his son Abhijit, he is survived by his daughter, Sharmistha, and another son, Indrajit.After stepping down as president, Mr. Mukherjee continued to play an active role in public life, often delivering speeches in which he liberally quoted Mohandas Gandhi.“I have no hesitation in stating that the ideas of truth, openness, dialogue and nonviolence espoused by Gandhiji provide the best way forward for a world confronted with intolerance, bigotry, terrorism and xenophobic politics,” he said in a lecture in 2019.In one of his last speeches, in December, he spoke about the importance of press freedom. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was a key troubleshooter in managing fractious coalitions as a member of India's long-governing Congress party died Monday evening. Pranab Mukherjee first became the general secretary of the Congress in 1998.
His wife died in 2015.A senior leader of India's Congress party who served in multiple cabinets during five decadesThe hospital said he tested positive for COVID-19 after the surgery and his condition was critical. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee for 23 years. Pranab Mukherjee became the 13th president of India (2012-2017) after a stellar career in the upper echelons of multiple governments.