Biography of Bharat Ratna and former President Pranab Mukherjee (18 to 2020)

New Delhi, 31, August, 2020, Monday

Bharat Ratna and former President Pranab Mukherjee has died at the age of eight. He was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital on August 10 after he tested positive for corona. He tweeted that he was positive about Corona. He also underwent brain surgery due to a blood clot in his brain. He was then on a ventilator for several days and his condition was found to be critical. His son Abhijat Mukherjee tweeted that his father Pranab Mukherjee had passed away at 6.5 pm.

Pranab Mukherjee was born on December 11, 19 in Miranti village near Kirnahar town in West Bengal's Virbhum district. His mother's name was Rajalakshmi while his father's name was Kinkar Mukherjee. Kinkar Mukherjee was a freedom fighter who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for agitating for caliphate under British rule.

Pranavada studied political science at Suri Vidhasagar College in Virbhum, at which time he was enrolled at Kolkata University. He also took a law degree. In addition to being a college professor, he also began his career as a journalist. He also worked in Bangla Prakashan Sanstham Deshar Dak (Matrubhumino Pokar). As he was very interested in Bengali literature and language, he was the trustee of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad and the chairman of the Akhil Bharat Bang Sahitya Sammelan.

She was married to Shubha Mukherjee on July 19. He conducted the election campaign for VK Krishnan Menon in the Lok Sabha Midnapore seat by-election. Pranab Mukherjee's talent was recognized by Indira Gandhi. He entered Parliament for the first time as a member of the Rajya Sabha in the 19th Congress Party. He was considered a confidant of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was the first Deputy Minister in the Union Government's Ministry of Industrial Development. Dr. Manmohan Singh was the chairman of the Reserve Bank of India when he was in charge of the Union Finance Ministry from 19 to 19. In 19, Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister after being assassinated by Indira Gandhi's bodyguards.

He had differences in the Rajiv-led Congress and formed a party called the National Socialist Congress. He returned to the party after 8 years with the merger. After the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Lok Sabha elections were held in the country. In the post-Lok Sabha election results, Pranab Mukherjee was a strong contender for the PM's job, but he may have been overwhelmed by the revolt from the Congress to form the Samajwadi Congress Party. It is believed that loyalists of the Gandhi family prevented him from becoming the Prime Minister.

Elderly and retiring PV Narasimha Rao was made the Prime Minister .He was made the Chairman of the Planning Commission in the Narasimha Rao Government. He was the Finance Minister of the country from 19th to 19th. The country introduced its diplomacy at a time when it was going through a fragile state of WTO and economic liberalization. He was then given the post of External Affairs Minister in place of Finance Minister. Although he had differences with Rajiv Gandhi, he saw the dilemma of the Congress and persuaded Sonia Gandhi to take over the reins of politics.

When the Congress emerged as the largest party in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Sonia Gandhi refused to become the country's prime minister. However, he chose Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister, replacing an experienced, diplomat and gigantic leader like Pranab Mukherjee. At that time, Pranavada did not let his grief come out but the political pundits were very surprised. Pranab Mukherjee was the Defense Minister in the Manmohan Singh government from 2007 to 2008, the External Affairs Minister from 2008 to 2009 and the Finance Minister from 2009 to 2014. When Pranab Mukherjee was the finance minister in 19, Manmohan Singh was the RBI governor. Mukherjee was the finance minister under the former governor.

On July 6, 2014, he became the 13th President of India. He defeated PA Sangma as a candidate of the United Progress Alliance. He remained active in public life even after he retired from the presidency in 2017. In 2019, he was honored with the Bharat Ratna Supreme Award by the present President Ramnath Kovid.

Apart from being a scholar, thinker and prince, Pranab Mukherjee was also a popular representative of the people. He was also elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Congress MP in 18, 19, 191, 18 and 19. He also won the Jangipur seat in West Bengal in 2008 and 2009 as a Lok Sabha MP.

As a veteran Congress leader, he was also a member of the Congress Working Committee for 3 years. Whether in the Rajya Sabha or the Lok Sabha, he was in the role of a troublemaker for the Congress party and the government. His style of presentation was gentle but sharp. The opposition had to work hard to blockade him or break his word because he was not a staunch politician but a stateman. He loved reading, music and gardening.