Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, elder statesman and one of the country's most respected politicians, has died at 84. The former President, who tested positive for coronavirus, had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier this month.
This morning, the army hospital in Delhi had reported a decline in his condition. He had gone into septic shock due to his lung infection, the Army's Research and Referral Hospital had said.
Mr Mukherjee was admitted to hospital on August 10 and had surgery the same day for the removal of a clot in the brain. He had tested positive for COVID-19 in hospital.
He developed a lung infection and a renal dysfunction over the past few days, according to doctors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to pay tribute, saying he was blessed to have Pranab Mukherjee's guidance since he took office.
