In a joint statement along with RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Bhagwat also said Mukherjee didn't believe in political untouchability and was an able administrator.
Addressing a virtual programme organised by the Hindu Spiritual Seva Foundation, Bhagwat emphasised on the way of living followed by our ancestors who nurtured nature.
Bhagwat was one of the selected invitees at the bhoomi pujan ceremony of a Ram temple at the site where a large number of Hindus believe Lord Ram was born.
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Would it be fair to say that the Rajya Sabha, where Shri Pranab Mukherjee spent most of his political career, is more conducive to friendships across party lines than the Lok Sabha. An old boys’ club, where a lot of useful work can get done through consensus. To aim for brute numbers in the RS to push legislation through is to diminish the institution. Although Smt Indira Gandhi was his mentor, he often expressed his admiration for Pandit Nehru. Both men respected the spirit of the Constitution. Not a saint, but he enriched Indian democracy.
Would it be fair to say that the Rajya Sabha, where Shri Pranab Mukherjee spent most of his political career, is more conducive to friendships across party lines than the Lok Sabha. An old boys’ club, where a lot of useful work can get done through consensus. To aim for brute numbers in the RS to push legislation through is to diminish the institution. Although Smt Indira Gandhi was his mentor, he often expressed his admiration for Pandit Nehru. Both men respected the spirit of the Constitution. Not a saint, but he enriched Indian democracy.
I don’t know who Pranab Mukherjee was a guide to, but he himself was guided by sheer, unalloyed ambition. May his soul rest in peace