Birthday wishes to former President Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Dec 11: “Greetings to Pranab Da on his birthday. India has benefitted greatly from his wisdom and statesmanship. We are grateful to him for his excellent service during his long years in active politics and administration. I pray for Pranab Da’s long and healthy life. @CitiznMukherjee”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Former President on his birthday.

 

He is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. Mukherjee was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012. In 1969 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, on a Congress ticket. Following a meteoric rise, he became one of Gandhi's most trusted lieutenants and a minister in her cabinet by 1973. During the controversial Internal Emergency of 1975–77, he was accused (like several other Congress leaders) of committing gross excesses.

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee born on 11 December 1935 in Mirati, a village in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Birbhum district, West Bengal. His father, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee was active in the Indian independence movement and was a member of West Bengal Legislative Council between 1952 and 1964 as a representative of the Indian National Congress and was the member of AICC. His mother was Rajlakshmi Mukherjee.

He attended the Suri Vidyasagar College in Suri (Birbhum), then affiliated to University of Calcutta. He subsequently earned an MA degree in Political Science and History and also an LL.B.degree both from the University of Calcutta.

Mukherjee's political skills and long experience in government have also led him to heading a large number of committees of Ministers in the government.

In his political career, Pranab Mukherjee Served as a Defence Minister Foreign Minister, Commerce Minister, Finance Minister.