Former President Pranab Mukherjee cremated with full state honours

Mukherjee passed away on Monday evening at the age of 84 after his condition declined earlier in the day and he suffered a septic shock due to his lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said.

Updated: September 1, 2020 16:49 IST

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honours Tuesday at New Delhi’s Lodhi Road crematorium even as his family and relatives paid their last respects clad in PPE kits in conformity with Covid-19 safeguards. (PTI)

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Staff members wearing PPE kits carried the late leader’s body to the crematorium in a hearse van instead of a normal gun carriage. His last rites were performed at 2 pm. (PTI)

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In adherence to Covid-19 protocols, those who arrived to catch a glimpse of Mukherjee for one last time and to pay their tribute wore masks and face shields and maintained six-feet distance. (PTI)

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Abhijit Mukherjee, son of late Pranab Mukherjee, performs rituals during the cremation of the former president, at Lodhi Road cremation ground in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Mukherjee, in his decades-long political career, served as a Member of Parliament seven times, serving in the cabinet of several prime ministers. In 2012, Mukherjee was elected President of India. (PTI)

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Earlier in the day, his body was kept at his residence in the national capital where leaders, including President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid their last respects to former president. In pic: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu pays his last respects. (PTI)

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pays his last respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee who passed away Monday at Army's RR Hospital. (PTI Photo)

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Army personnel take part in a procession as a hearse van carrying the mortal remains of former president Pranab Mukherjee prepares to leave for Lodhi crematorium from his residence for last rites. (PTI)