Pranab Mukherjee could’ve become PM in 1984 and 2004, but didn’t. Instead, he became a Rahul Dravid-esque ‘Wall’ for the UPA, before being elected President.
A vital cog in UPA wheel, quintessential Congressman Pranab Mukherjee's 4-decade-long eventful political career ended on a high note with his election as President in 2012.
The 84-year-old former president, who continues to be in a deep coma on ventilator support, is in septic shock due to his lung infection, the hospital said.
Mukherjee was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi on 10 August and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain the same day.
The former president had developed a lung infection Wednesday and continues to be on ventilatory support. He was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital on 10 August.
The 84-year-old former president was admitted to the Army Research & Referral hospital in Delhi on 10 August and continues to be on ventilatory support.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee and former defence minister Jaswant Singh are both at Army Research and Referral Hospital. Both suffered similar accidents, six years apart.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Mukherjee knew too much about the dark secrets of the Gandhi family. he got the full list of the people who had accounts in the Swiss bank, according to ram jethmalani. But he declined to publish them and hence he became the president . That was his reward for being an obedient servant of the Gandhi family.
was it you that Hindi editor to be admonished by Pranab da… anyway big fan of your analytical mind.
If RG had been a serious politician, he should have taken Pranabda as Gurudev, teaching him the finer points of both politics and governance.
Pranab Mukherjee’s personal interest superseded the interest of the country. I would call him a selfish man,
Mukherjee knew too much about the dark secrets of the Gandhi family. he got the full list of the people who had accounts in the Swiss bank, according to ram jethmalani. But he declined to publish them and hence he became the president . That was his reward for being an obedient servant of the Gandhi family.