Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

Pranab Mukherjee

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee passed away today, on August 31.

Add WION as a Preferred Source

He was 84yearsold. On August 10, Mukherjee was hospitalised for a brain clot surgery. Before this, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He underwent a surgery to treat the clot soon after.

Reportedly, he suffered a septic shock due to a lung infection, after which he passed away.

He served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. Before he became the president, Mukherjee was the Union Finance Minister between 2009-12.

In 2019, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India.

In 2017, Mukherjee decided to retire from politics due to "health complications relating to old age".

Born into a Bengali family in British India, Mukherjee's father Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee was heavily involved in India's struggle for independence.