Kolkata, 11 December: Pranab Mukherjee, former President of the country honored with Bharat Ratna, was born on 11 December 1935 and is celebrating his 84th birthday today. He served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017 after a long innings in politics as a Congressman. In five decades of political life, Mukherjee has been a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and has held several ministerial portfolios in the Indian government. Pranab Mukherjee is awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award along with the former Presidential Award of India.
Here are some facts about Pranab Mukherjee, who excelled as a scholar and politician.
1. Pranab Mukherjee was the Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012 before becoming the President of India.
2. During the controversial internal emergency of 1975–77, he (like many other Congress leaders) was charged with gross excess.
3. Mukherjee's service to several ministries ended in his first term as finance minister in 1982–84. Pranab Mukherjee was also the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.
4. Mukherjee had a difficult time following Indira Gandhi's resignation and he did not get along well with former PM and Indira Gandhi's son Rajiv Gandhi. After Rajiv Gandhi's landslide victory in elections after Indira Gandhi's death in December 1984, he was not named in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet, Mukherjee founded his Samajwadi Congress (RSC) party in West Bengal in 1986. At the moment, it merged with Congress after three years.
5. Mukherjee then held several portfolios from 2004 to 2012 until he was made President of India under the UPA I and UPA II regimes.
Pranab Mukherjee was best praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who honored Mukherjee with the Bharat Ratna. "Pranab da is an outstanding politician of our time. He has served the country selflessly for decades, leaving a strong imprint on the country's path of development. He has some similarities in intelligence and intelligence. He was pleased that he got India Has been awarded the gem. " Wrote PM Modi. Pranab Mukherjee thanked the people, "I have always said and I repeat, that I have received more from the people of our great country than I have given to them." We wish the veteran and visionary politician a happy birthday.
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