MAMATA BANERJEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO PRANAB MUKHERJEE

News Desk: Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to former President Sri Pranab Mukherjee. For her he was a father figure. His guidance helped her a lot in her political career.

“For decades he was a father figure. It is with deep sorrow I write this. Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee has left us. And era has ended”

In an emotional tweet she wrote “From my first win as MP to being my senior Cabinet colleague to his becoming President while I was CM”

The West Bengal Government decided to shut down all government offices and institutions on 1st September to show respect to the late veteran politician. His day of funeral will be treated in a similar way as well.