NEW DELHI 31 Aug (ANA) - India's former president Pranab Mukherjee has died of multiple organ failure, news agency AFP reports, 21 days after confirming that he had tested positive for Covid-19.

 

The 84-year-old was in hospital to remove a clot in his brain when he was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

 

Before serving as president between 2012 and 2017, Mr Mukherjee held several important portfolios during his 51-year political career.

 

His son Abhijit confirmed the the news in a tweet.

 

Mr Mukherjee was one of India's best-known politicians, and a veteran of the opposition Congress party.

 

Read more about his career here.(ANA) 

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