Pranab Mukherjee

Narendra Modi "Earned, Achieved'' Prime Ministership: Pranab Mukherjee In Book

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 7, 2021

The decisive mandate the BJP got in two consecutive general elections in 2014 and 2019 indicated voters' preference for political stability, according to former president Pranab Mukherjee, who said Narendra Modi "earned and achieved" the prime ministership.

What Pranab Mukherjee Wrote On 'End of Congress's Charismatic Leadership'

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 6, 2021

The Congress's failure to recognise the end of its charismatic leadership was among the many reasons for its 2014 Lok Sabha polls defeat, according to former president Pranab Mukherjee who felt lack of extraordinary leaders reduced the establishment to a "government of averages".

PM Must Speak More Often In Parliament: Pranab Mukherjee In Last Book

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 6, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the dissenting voices and speak more often in Parliament, using it as a forum to disseminate his views to convince the Opposition and inform the nation, felt former president Pranab Mukherjee.

Opinion: In Pranab's Memoir, Telling Revelations Of Manmohan, Sonia

Opinion | Vir Sanghvi | Wednesday December 16, 2020

It's a story that needs to be told. And perhaps Pranab's memoir will shed a little light on it, no matter how much his children squabble.

"Opinion Of Some": Pranab Mukherjee's Son's Dig At Sister In 'Memoir' War

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 16, 2020

Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukerjee, after a public fight with his sister Sharmistha over the former President's last book, insisted today that the publishers should hold the book until he read through, claiming his father "had he been alive, would have gone through it before final roll out".

Stop Memoir, Says Pranab Mukherjee's Son; Please Don't, Responds Daughter

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 15, 2020

Pranab Mukherjee's last book, teased as a tell-all memoir by its publisher, has caused a public fight between his son Abhijit Mukherjee and daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee, both Congress leaders.

No Comment On Pranab Mukherjee Book Before Reading It: Ex-Union Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2020

Senior Congress leaders have said it's premature to comment on the new book by late former President Pranab Mukherjee which presented a critical point of view for the party without reading it in full.

In Book, Pranab Mukherjee Blames Sonia Gandhi, Dr Singh For 2014 Debacle

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 11, 2020

At a time the Congress confronts in-house criticism of its top leadership after a string of election defeats, a soon-to-be-released final volume of Pranab Mukherjee's memoirs may stir more debate. The former President, who died in October, writes that "some members of the Congress" believed if he had become Prime Minister in 2004 instead of Manmoha...

President Kovind's Tribute To Pranab Mukherjee On His Birth Anniversary

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday December 11, 2020

Pranab Mukherjee birth anniversary: President Ram Nath Kovind paid tribute to former president and his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary on Friday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers and others also remembered Pranab Mukherjee.

Over 100-Year-Old Durga At Pranab Mukherjee's Ancestral House Misses Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2020

The over 100-year-old Durga Puja at the ancestral house of former President Pranab Mukherjee in West Bengal's Birbhum district is being organised as usual but for every single moment misses the presence of patriarch, who died in August this year.

Maharashtra Assembly Pays Tributes To Pranab Mukherjee

India News | Press Trust India | Monday September 7, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray paid tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee on the first day of the state legislature's monsoon session on Monday, describing him as a sensitive human being who treated others with respect.

Sheikh Hasina Pays Tributes To Pranab Mukherjee In Bangladesh Parliament

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 7, 2020

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tributes to India's former president Pranab Mukherjee and said he was a true friend of Bangladesh, as the country's Parliament adopted a condolence motion over his death.

Teachers' Day 2020: Memorable Quotes From 'Mukherjee Sir's' Classroom

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday September 3, 2020

Happy Teachers' Day 2020: India celebrates Teachers' Day every year on September 5, the birth anniversary of a scholar and exemplary teacher Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Ahead of Teachers' Day, former president Pranab Mukerjee, enjoyed interacting with students. He often told the students, "Here I am no longer a president or a minister, I am your '...

Bangladesh Observes State Mourning In Memory Of "Real Friend" Pranab Mukherjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 2, 2020

Bangladesh today observed state mourning in honour of its "real friend" Pranab Mukherjee, recalling the former Indian President's "outstanding and unforgettable" contributions to the country's 1971 Liberation War and strengthening of bilateral relations.

World Leaders Condole Death Of Former President Pranab Mukherjee

India News | Press Trust India | Wednesday September 2, 2020

World leaders have condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee, recalling the veteran politician's significant contributions towards strengthening India's bilateral ties and helping its rise as a global power.