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Sharad Pawar congratulates Mukherjee Pranab for Bharat Ratna honour

Updated on: 27 January,2019 08:02 AM IST  | 
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Sharad Pawar and Pranab Mukherjee were Cabinet colleagues in UPA I and II, till the latter was elected as the president of the country in 2012

Sharad Pawar congratulates Mukherjee Pranab for Bharat Ratna honour

Sharad Pawar

New Delhi: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday congratulated former president Pranab Mukherjee a day after his name was announced for the coveted Bharat Ratna award, saying the former president's contribution to India was monumental.


"Congratulations to Shri Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) on being conferred the #BharatRatna. His contribution to the socio-political canvas of India is monumental and significant," Pawar tweeted.



Pawar and Mukherjee were Cabinet colleagues in UPA I and II, till the latter was elected as the president of the country in 2012. President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday announced Bharat Ratna to Mukherjee, RSS leader and social activist late Nanaji Deshmukh and late music maestro Bhupen Hazarika.

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