Anand Mahindra shares old picture with former President Pranab Mukherjee; See post

Indian businessman Anand Mahindra, on September 5, took to Twitter to share an old picture with former President Pranab Mukherjee, who died on August 31. Mahindra shared a stalgic im from 1993 and said that he was looking for this picture when one of his retired colleagues ‘unexpectedly’ sent it to him. While remembering Pranab Mukherjee, Mahindra worse that he ‘will cherish this memory of a man who served his country well’. 

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Since shared, post has garnered over 16,000 likes and hundreds of comments. While several internet users expressed gratitude towards Pranab Mukherjee, ors called picture ‘historic’. One Twitter user said, “Pranabda...a great statesman. May his soul rest in peace. Om shanti”. Ar ded, “Such a nice portrait sir. Will miss Pranab sir”. 

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Pranab Mukherjee passes away 

Former President Dr Pranab Mukherjee passed away on August 31 after being put in a coma post a successful brain surgery at Army Hospital (R&R) in New Delhi. news was confirmed by his son - Abhijit Mukherjee, who thanked hospital staff and doctors for ir efforts. 84-year-old was hospitalised on August 10 to undergo brain surgery for removal of a clot and h tested positive for Coronavirus. 

He leaves behind a rich legacy with his stint as India's finance, commerce, defence minister, India's President and veteran Congress leer. Kwn to be close to late former PM Indira Gandhi, he was elected to Rajya Sabha first in 1969 and n subsequently in 1975, 1981, 1993 and 1999. While he was a thorough Congressman serving in Congress Working Committee (CWC) for 23 years, his multiple stints as Finance minister ushered several major ecomic reforms boosting Indian ecomy.

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