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Slideshow | Pranab Mukherjee: The consensus candidate

PTI | Updated on August 31, 2020 Published on August 31, 2020

File photo of former president Pranab Mukherjee during a function in New Delhi.   -  PTI

2017: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi releasing the photo book titled “President Pranab Mukherjee - A Statesman” and presenting first copy to the then President, Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhawan   -  File photo: PTI

In this March 1, 2011 file photo, former president Pranab Mukherjee. Mukherjee, 84, died at an army hospital in New Delhi, Monday, Aug 31, 2020. The former President of India, who tested positive for coronavirus, had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier this month.   -  PTI

2015: File photo of former President Pranab Mukherjee with Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina during their meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan   -  PTI

In this June 8, 2010 file photo, former president Pranab Mukherjee. Mukherjee   -  PTI

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 file photo former President Pranab Mukherjee is seen with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of Calcutta High Court in Kolkata.   -  PTI

Pranab Mukherjee as the Finance Minister   -  PTI

File photo of Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee   -  PTI

File photo of PM Narendra Modi , President Ramnath Kovind and former President Pranab Mukherjee   -  PTI

Here are glimpses of the former president's life as a politician known and respected across party lines

Former president Pranab Mukherjee, statesman, scholar and one of India’s most respected leaders across the political spectrum, passed away on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments. He was 84.

The long-time Congress leader and seven-time parliamentarian, known for his encyclopaedic memory and insights into varied issues.

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Published on August 31, 2020
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