Country Before Grief: A Day After His Wife's Death, President Pranab Mukherji Receives World Leaders. What A Guy.
Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Shankar Dayal Sharma the 9th President of India on his birth anniversary on August 19. He then attended a briefing session with the External Affairs Ministry pertaining to the 2nd summit of Forum for India and Pacific Islands Cooperation FICIP.
On Wednesday morning, First Lady Suvra Mukherjee was finally laid to rest. The funeral was held at 10:30 AM and by 12:30 PM, Pranab Mukherjee was back at Rashtrapati Bhavan, to carry out his official duties.
The reputation of a 'strict disciplinarian' precedes the President of India. As his first task, Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to Shankar Dayal Sharma, the 9th President of India, on his birth anniversary on August 19.
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After paying his "floral tributes", he attended a briefing session with the External Affairs Ministry, pertaining to the 2nd summit of Forum for India and Pacific Islands Cooperation (FICIP), being held today.
Today also marks the 71st birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. The President of India is seen here paying homage to Gandhi at Vir Bhumi, the site of Gandhi's memorial.
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From there, he moved on to host the ceremonial welcome of the delegates from 14 Pacific islands, who are visiting India to participate in the FICIP summit.
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Carrying the weight of personal loss, Pranab Mukherjee does an excellent job at keeping his emotions in check. We couldn't be more proud to have a President like him.
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