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Health condition of former President Pranab Mukharjee has declined as he is suffering from a lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital has declared on Wednesday 12 Aug. The 84- year-old former president, who was actually admitted in the Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and continues to be on Ventilator support and doctors attending to him said. Well, his son and former MP Abhijit Mukharjee have said his father is showing “positive signs of improvement” and that is really good news.
Pranab Mukherjee was operated for the clot removal in this bran and has been in a coma ever since. He is also tested positive for COVID-19. There has been a decline in the medical condition as he has developed some features of lung infection.
Currently, he continues to be on ventilator support and being supervised by a specialist team, said the hospital in a statement.
Amidst all this, his daughter shared some memories of the moments she spent with her father and said, My dad and my uncle would hoist National Flag at the ancestral home in our village. Since then, he has never missed a year to hoist flag on Independence Day. By sharing some memories from last year’s celebration at home, she said, “I am sure that he will do the same next year, Jai Hind”.
In her post, she said that the most stable and strong image I have of my father is imaginary. In his childhood, he had to walk almost 10 km per day to reach his school and there is a dry stream on the way that would turn into a talkative torrent while the monsoon season. Whenever I close my eyes and trying to imagine my father, I only see this little boy standing by that roaring steam and thinking about how to cross it.
He has crossed that way and many other hurdles in his life and walked a long way after then. As a father, his most precious lesson to me has been the crossing these hurdles by myself. He has never tried to pamper or build bridges or any shortcut for me, but yes he has given me strength with his powerful presence to walk the path on my own without anyone’s help.
I will address the last few lines to my father because he will be embarrassed extremely if I ever say it to in front of him. “Thank you, Baba, for being what you are and yes for allowing be what I am. Really Thank you very much”.
Journey of Former President Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee is the former president of India and a former leader of the Indian National Congress, he held the presidential post from 2012 to 2017. Before that, he was the finance minister and at several moments of his political career, he held portfolios of foreign affairs, commerce and defence. Born in Bengal, he went on to complete his higher education from the Calcutta University with an MA degree in LLB and Political Science. Prior to joining politics, he worked as a political science professional at Vidyanagar College and as a journalist with the Bengali Journal “Desher Dak”. Mukherjee’s initiation into national politics took place in 1969 when he got elected to the Rajya Sabha under the direction of former Prime Minister Indra Gandhi. After the killing of Indra Gandhi, the political career of Mukharjee tool a back seat but he revived his political portfolio under the tenure of prime ministerial of P V Narsimha Rao when he was appointed head of planning commission and after that as Foreign Minister. In all these years of experience in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee has been instrumental in positive key developments regarding the Right to Employment, Right to Information, Metro Rail, and the like. Besides his political perceptive, he is reputed for his powerful intellectual prowess and oratory skills.
Last week, a 72-hour “Yagna” was conducted in the hometown of Mukherjee for his fast recovery. Residents of Kirnahar and Mukherjee’s family members started the “yagna” on the Janmashtmi festival on Tuesday. The family member also provided prayers in his family village Miriti, a few kilometers from Kirnahar.
Well, on Thursday 12 August, Abhijit stated in his post on Twitter and dismissed the news reports of his father’s death, and said the former president was still alive and completely stable. “My father Shri Pranab Mukharjee is still alive and speculations and fake news are being circulated by the reputed Journalists on social media clearly states that Indian Media has become a Fake News factory.
Later he tweeted, “with all your good wishes and sincere efforts of the doctors, my father is now stable! His important parameters continue to remain manageable and under control! Positive signs of his improvement are noticed and it is requested you all to pray for his fast recovery.
