Seven-day state mourning announced as a mark of respect to Pranab Da

A seven-day state mourning has been announced by the government as a mark of respect to Former President of India Late Pranab Mukherjee. The government in a statement said, “As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days State Mourning will be observed throughout India from 31.08.2020 to 06.09.2020, both days inclusive.”

A report quoted the statement as adding that “during the period of state mourning the national flag will fly at half mast on all buildings throughout the country, wherever it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment”. The government also said that the date, time and venue of his state funeral will be declared later.

Earlier today, informing about the death of the former President, his son Abhijeet Mukherjee tweeted, “With a heavy heart, this is to inform you that my father Shri Pranab Mukherjee has just passed away inspite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers, duas & prarthanas from people throughout India! I thank you all.”

The 84 year old veteran politician was found to be coronavirus positive when he went to Army Hospital for another procedure. At the hospital, he underwent surgery for a blood clot in brain. Pranab Mukherjee’s health worsened later and had to be kept on ventilator support.

Pranab Mukherjee’s career spanned for over five decades, the highest point of which came when he became President Of India. He was in the Presidential office from 2012 to 2017. But even before he assumed the highest office in the land, Pranab Mukherjee had been the backbone of Indian Government on more than one occasion.

He was Minister of Finance between 2009 and 2012, Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2006 and Minister of External Affairs from 2006 to 2009. Pranab Mukherjee was conferred Padma Vibhushan in 2008 and Bharat Ratna in 2019.

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