Gun salute is being given to the Former President Pranab Mukherjee

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee will be given a final farewell on Tuesday. He will be cremated at Lodhi crematorium in Delhi at 2.30 pm.

Yogita S.
Published on: 1 Sep 2020 8:08 AM GMT
Gun salute is being given to the Former President Pranab Mukherjee
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Ex President Pranab Mukherjee's Funeral to be held at 2pm

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee will be given a final farewell on Tuesday. He will be cremated at Lodhi crematorium in Delhi at 2.30 pm. His body has been kept at his residence for the last darshan till 12 noon.

The body of former President Pranab Mukherjee has been brought from the Army Hospital (R&R) to his government residence at 10, Rajaji Marg. His body will be kept here for the last darshan till 12 noon.

Gun salute is being given to the Former President Pranab Mukherjee.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee at his residence. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee.

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Pranab Da passes away at 84:

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has said goodbye to the world. He died on Monday evening. He was 84 years old. Pranab Mukherjee was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital on 10 August. He underwent surgery on the same day. He has two sons and a daughter. Pranab Mukherjee, a longtime Congress leader, was a seven-time MP.

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The government has declared state mourning over the demise of the former president. The Home Ministry said that there will be a state mourning in India from August 31 to September 6 in honor of the former President. During this time, the national flag will remain half-tilted on all the buildings across the country where the flag remains. Mr. Mukherjee was the 13th President of the country from 2012 to 2017. Everyone mourned his death.

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At the age of 47, he became India’s youngest Finance Minister in 1982. He later served as Foreign Minister, Defense Minister and Finance and Commerce Minister.

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Yogita S.

Yogita S.

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