Former Prez Pranab Mukherjee Cremated with State Honours

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee has been cremated on Tuesday in New Delhi with full state honours at Lodhi Road electronic crematorium.

Leaders from the entire political spectrum paid tribute to the departed soul earlier on the day at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence.

Among the leaders who paid tribute are Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and members of the Congress party were also seen paying tribute to the veteran leader, who served as the president of the country from 2012 until 2017.

The 84-year-old died on Monday at the Army Hospital Research and Referral in the Capital's cantonment area. He had been admitted to the hospital on August 10 following a fall at his home. He underwent surgery to remove a clot in his brain.

He was since then in a coma and was on ventilator support. After the leader's health condition declined in the morning, his son Abhijit Mukherjee later in the evening announced the news of his death on Twitter.

The government has announced a seven-day mourning period for the Bharat Ratna awardee. The national flag will fly at half-mast at all buildings throughout the country through the week.