Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, who served as the 13th President for our country from July 2012 to July 2017, celebrates his 82nd birthday today. From 1969 when he got his break in politics till today, Mr. Mukherjee has been inseparable from Indian politics.
Born in a Bengali family, he started as an upper-division clerk of the Deputy Accountant General in Calcutta and then became a Political Science lecturer. He also worked as a journalist for Desher Dak (Call of Motherland) before entering into the political world.
Mr. Mukherjee has received numerous honors and accolades; be it for academics or his work. Apart from being honored with Padma Vibhushan, he received foreign honors, several doctorates, and other recognitions.
Although Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has vacated his seat as the President, there are numerous wishes pouring in from people across the nation who truly admire him. Check out some tweets here:
Birthday greetings and best wishes for a long and happy life to former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee, whom we affectionately call “Pranabda” @CitiznMukherjee #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 11, 2017
I extend my warmest birthday greetings to former President @POI13 Sh #PranabMukherjee. May he be blessed with long and healthy life…@CitiznMukherjee
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) December 11, 2017
Wishing former President Pranab Da @CitiznMukherjee a very happy birthday. Bhalo thakben
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 11, 2017
Warm birthday greetings to Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji, hon’ble former President of India. I pray for his long and healthy life. @CitiznMukherjee
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) December 11, 2017
Warmest birthday greetings to our Former President of India @CitiznMukherjee, a visionary leader throughout his illustrious political career. We wish him infinite happiness and good health. pic.twitter.com/NjpiEa4lZB
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 11, 2017
