Mumbai: On Thursday, the former President of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
Dr Mukherjee was presented the award by President Ramnath Kovind. Dr Mukherjee, who served as India’s president from 2012-17, was involved in active politics for over five decades and held several posts throughout his career.
Dr Mukherjee gas has been a part of the governments led by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh.
Soon after Mukherjee was selected as a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, he expressed gratitude and said, “I’ve received much more from the people and from this country than I have given to it.”
“I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of this country. At the same time, with all humility, I accept this honour. I have conveyed my appreciation by talking to the President of the Republic. I also convey my deepest gratitude to the people of this country,” he had told media on January 26. Dr Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran Congress politician was selected for receiving the Bharat Ratna in January along with Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Nanaji Deshmukh and noted singer-musician Bhupen Hazarika.
The veteran Congress politician was selected for receiving the Bharat Ratna in January along with Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Nanaji Deshmukh and noted singer-musician Bhupen Hazarika.
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