Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, calling him a towering statesman and scholar whose decades-long public service, intellect and policy leadership left a lasting imprint on India’s democracy.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday honoured former President late Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, describing him as a “towering statesman” whose lifelong commitment to national service left an enduring impact on Indian democracy.

Born on December 11, 1935, in a Bengali family, Pranab Mukherjee rose to become one of India’s most respected leaders. Serving as the country’s President from 2012 to 2017, he was the first individual from West Bengal to hold the nation’s highest constitutional off

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