Former India president Mukherjee dies
Former India president Mukherjee dies
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 this month, died on Monday.
Edward Baran reports.
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital.
He was 84.
New Delhi's Army Hospital said earlier in the day that Mukherjee had gone into a septic shock after coming down with a lung infection.
His medical condition had declined since Sunday, it added.
He was a veteran politician who served as foreign and finance minister in previous administrations led by the now-opposition Congress party.
But Mukherjee had friends on both sides of the political divide.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter: "He has left an indelible mark on the development trajectory of our nation." "A scholar par excellence, a towering statesman, he was admired across the political spectrum."