Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be Awarded India's highest civilian honor on 8th August. According to sources, Pranab Mukherjee will be given the Bharat Ratna Award by the President on August 8. This year, President Ramnath Kovind had announced the award to former President Pranab Mukherjee and social worker Nanaji Deshmukh and Bharat Bharat Ratna for the famous composer and singer Bhupen Hazarika. Pranab Mukherjee as President of the country from July 2012 to July 2017 Prior to this, he also took charge of important ministries like Finance, Defense and Foreign. From 2004 to 2012, he was considered the chief 'crisis-maker' in the Congress-led UPA government at the Center.
Congress welcomed Bharat Ratna to Pranab Mukherjee
Congress leaders welcomed the decision to award Bharat Ratna to Pranab Mukherjee. After the announcement of Bharat Ratna, Pranab Mukherjee had said in his message, "I accept this great honor Bharat Ratna with a sense of humility and gratitude towards the people of India. I have always said and I repeat that I have got more from the people of my great country than I have given them. "
Mukherjee became the youngest finance minister in the country at the age of 47
In 1982, Mukherjee became the youngest finance minister in the country at the age of 47. From 2004 he took over the role of the Ministry of External Affairs, Defense and Finance, three important ministries. Known as 'Pranab da', Mukherjee was the President of the country from 2012 to 2017. Mukherjee had to face criticism from some people when he was involved in an RSS program in Nagpur last year.
