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Former President, Pranab Mukherjee Passed Away Today Evening, In New Delhi. He Was 84 Years

The condition of the former President Mukherjee declined on Monday morning and he has suffered a septic shock due to his lung infection, the Army’s

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The condition of the former President Mukherjee declined on Monday morning and he has suffered a septic shock due to his lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital, where he was admitted at said in a statement.

His son, in a tweet, said that his father passed away today evening, despite the best efforts from the doctors at the hospital.

The Congress leader had undergone a brain surgery on August 10 and has been in a critical condition and on ventilator support since then. He was also reportedly Covid-19 positive.

Mukherjee served as India’s 13th President from 2012 to 2017 and was succeeded by Ram Nath Kovind. Mukherjee had been a Cabinet minister in the United Progressive Alliance government, handling the portfolio of external affairs and finance on separate occasions.

Leaders across party lines have expressed their condolences.

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