GUWAHATI: Assam health, finance and education minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma paid tribute to former president Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Humble tribute to Former President of India, Bharat Ratna Dr Pranab Mukherjee on his Jayanti
His wisdom & virtues shall be remembered by us forever & shall keep inspiring generations to come.”
Humble tribute to Former President of India, Bharat Ratna Dr Pranab Mukherjee on his Jayanti ?
His wisdom & virtues shall be remembered by us forever & shall keep inspiring generations to come. #DrPranabMukherjee pic.twitter.com/jlHuQNNPeE
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 11, 2020
Mukherjee was born in the village of Mirati in Birbhum District of West Bengal to freedom fighters Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi on December 11, 1935.
His father, also a Congress leader, went to jail several times for his role in India’s struggle for independence.
On August 31 this year, Mukherjee passed away at the Delhi’s Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Hospital where he was admitted after undergoing surgery for removal of a clot in his brain. He was conferred Bharat Ratna in 2019.
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