pranab mukherjee former president of india and bharat ratna passed away at 84 after battling a prolonged illness the sad news was announced by his son abhijit mukherjee this evening and the former president was tested positive for covid19 when he went to army hospital for treatment at the hospital he underwent surgery for a blood clot in the brain the news break led to an outpouring of grief in dhollywood industry gaurav paswal i feel this is another huge loss for india 2020 is saddening me to my core in terms of quality people we are losing this yearviral shah one of the very few leaders or politicians i have high regard for one of the very few politicians who were known for their great work as defense minister finance minister and as our president its a great loss for our country may our future leaders follow his teachings and footstepskhushi shah the nation has lost a stalwart of indian politics and former president of india pranab sir was indeed one of the greatest personalities of our country who has served his best time for the nation we have lost a great leader today my deepest condolences to the entire mukherjee family and friends pooja jhaveri saddened by the news of demise of bharat ratna shree pranab mukherjee his contributions to the nation will be cherishedjhinal belani 2020 has taken away alit from us india has lost an outstanding statesman a scholar and a true gentlemen my deepest condonlences to familyaarohi patel its really sad to hear about this he has left an incredible mark on this society he was admired by all because of his wisdom and understanding of the nations necessity and requirements may his soul rest in peacerahul bhole demise of bharat ratna shri pranab mukherjee is a huge loss to the nation a man of great contribution to the indian politics a brilliant strategist a grounded human being and an accomplished statesman pranabji was peoples man his glorious years as the president of india will always be remembered in indian history may his soul rest in peace om shantineeraj joshi they said babu moshaayzindagi lambi nahi badi honi chahie par apki zindagi badi bhi thi aur lambi bhi a patriarch of the congress party and a visionary leader who ruled the hearts of billions for decades a thorough gentleman and peoples leader in true sense you earned respect inspired generations unbiased unprecedented uncomparable rest in power pranab dachetan dhanani bharat ratna shri pranab mukherjis demise is yet another bad news of 2020 he was a politician par excellence and a statesman one of the few leaders who served india in a true sense may his soul rest in peace prayersmitra gadhvi it is indeed a huge loss to our country he was a bharat ratna a visionary sharp and compassionate leader who worked tirelessly for the betterment sincere condolences to the family he was a legend and will always be remembered in our prayers