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India bids teary farewell to former President Pranab Mukherjee - In pics

Former President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honours at the Lodhi road electric crematorium on Tuesday afternoon. His son performed his last rites.

Mukherjee's family and relatives paid their last respects clad in PPE kits while conforming to COVID-19 safeguards. An Army contingent gave a guard of honour and a gun salute to the former president.

Mukherjee died on Monday at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Hospital where he was admitted earlier this month and had undergone surgery for the removal of a clot in his brain. He was 84.

He was admitted to the Army Hospital in Delhi on August 10 and had also tested positive for COVID-19.The government has announced seven-day state mourning from August 31 to September 6.

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Sep 01, 2020, 06:00 PM IST

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President Ram Nath Kovind pays respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee

President Ram Nath Kovind paid his respects to the former President Pranab Mukherjee. (ANI Photo)

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Rahul Gandhi pays his last respects

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid his last respects to late Pranab Mukherjee. (ANI photo)

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Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh pays his last respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh paid his last respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee at his residence, 10 Rajaji Marg in New Delhi. (PTI photo)

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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla also paid last respects.

(ANI photo)

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Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat

(PTI photo)

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee's mortal remains being brought at the Lodhi Road crematorium

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's mortal remains being brought at the Lodhi Road crematorium for his funeral, in New Delhi. (IANS photo)

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Mortal remains of former President Pranab Mukherjee being brought at the Lodhi Road crematorium

The mortal remains of former President Pranab Mukherjee being brought at the Lodhi Road crematorium for his last rites. (IANS photo)

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Family members of late Pranab Mukherjee perform rituals during the funeral

Family members of late Pranab Mukherjee perform rituals during the funeral of the former president, at Lodhi Road cremation ground in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (PTI photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to President Pranab Mukherjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to President Pranab Mukherjee, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Family pays homage to Former President Pranab Mukherjee

Family pays homage to Former President Pranab Mukherjee in his ancestral home in West Bengal.

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Children's pay homage to Former President Pranab Mukherjee

Children's pay homage to Former President Pranab Mukherjee.

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National Flag at half-mast at Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral home

National Flag at half-mast at Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral home.

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s residence in West Bengal.

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral home in Mirati village

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral house at Mirati village, Birbhum district, West Bengal.

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral house

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ancestral house at Mirati village, Birbhum district, West Bengal.