Watch:Here are some pictures of leaders paying their last respects to former president Pranab Mukherjee. He endeared himself to people across the political spectrum,” President Ram Nath Kovind said in a message.Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has condoled the death of former India President Pranab Mukherjee, saying he believed deeply in the importance of India and the US tackling global challenges together. "The Cabinet expresses profound sorrow at the sad demise of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India. He took bold decisions after the global economic crisis of 2008 which helped shield the Indian economy. Pranab Mukherjee passed away on Monday at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi at the age of 84. He became a protege of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and was loyal to her during the Internal Emergency she had proclaimed from 1975 to 1977, when elections were suspended and civil liberties were curbed. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner with then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in 2010 "He made the president's house a centre of learning, innovation, culture, science and literature. He would be remembered by generations for his efforts towards India's progress. He has left an US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee, terming him a "great leader" whose "visionary leadership" helped drive India's rise as a global power and paved the way for a stronger US-India partnership. He said the National flag shall fly at half-mast during the mourning period on all buildings and places in the Union Territory where it is flown regularly, and there will be no official entertainmentPranab Mukherjee first became the general secretary of the Congress in 1998. Mukherjee, in his decades-long political career, served as a Member of Parliament seven times, serving in the cabinet of several prime ministers. Condolences to his family, friends & all citizens. He will also be remembered as a leader who saw consensus as the way to run a country as heterogeneous as India, and believed in holding conversations across the political divide." Endowed with perspicacity and wisdom, Bharat Ratna Shri Mukherjee combined tradition and modernity. He is the only finance minister to have presented budgets both before the 1991 reforms in the license-permit raj regime as well after the 1991 economic reforms. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. A colossus in public life, he served Mother India with the spirit of a sage. During the span of his career in the Congress and UPA regimes, Mukherjee handled several important economic portfolios of finance, commerce, shipping and industries ministries. "I was saddened to learn of the passing of India's former President, Pranab Mukherjee," Trump tweeted. Mukherjee died on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments.
Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh.He served as president until 2017 and stepped away from politics the same year citing health concerns.Mukherjee was awarded Indias highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019.He is survived by two sons and a daughter. Mukherjee formed his own party but later reconciled with Rajiv Gandhi and returned to the Congress party in 1989.After Rajiv Gandhis assassination in 1991, Mukherjee joined the Cabinets of his successors, P.V. The Indian national flag flies at half mast at the Parliament building on Tuesday. Mallikarjun Kharge condoles Pranab Mukherjee's death "He (Pranab) endeared himself to people across the political gamut. From day one, I was blessed to have the guidance, support and blessings of Shri Pranab Mukherjee. "President Shri Pranab Mukherjee was a devout public servant who believed deeply in the importance of our two nations tackling global challenges together. He said, "President Shri Pranab Mukherjee was a devout public servant who believed deeply in the importance of our two nations tackling global challenges together. Pranab Mukherjee was the quintessential politician who knew the importance of events and tasks at hand, and could carry them out effortlessly. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee for 23 years. In his 5 decades long illustrious public life, he remained rooted to the ground irrespective of the exalted offices he held. The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also observed silence for two minutes in the memory of Mukherjee. For a brief period he was also given the responsibility to head the West Bengal unit of the Party.Mukherjee worked under three Prime Ministers – Indira Gandhi, Narasimha Rao and Dr Manmohan Singh. He was the UPA’s point person of all things important — governance and politics. It's a heavy loss to China-India friendship, and to India. We extend our deepest condolences to people of India during this difficult time. The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday declared seven-day mourning following the demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee, an official spokesman said. Invalid Date, FORMER Indian president Pranab Mukherjee has died at the age of 84 after testing positive for coronavirus. A colossus in public life, he served Mother India with the spirit of a sage. He died of a cardiac arrest on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments. The nation mourns losing one of its worthiest sons. The 84-year-old veteran politician died after he suffered a septic shock on Sunday. Jill and I are saddened to hear of his passing — our prayers go out to his loved ones and the Indian people. New Delhi, Aug 31 : Former president Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday in an army hospital, his son Abhijit said. We express condolences over his death and extend our sympathies," the statement read, according to ANI.Former president Pranab Mukherjee's last rites were performed at Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi this afternoon.