New Delhi, Sep 1(UNI) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday morning paid last respects to former President Pranab Mukherjee at his official residence, 10 Rajaji Marg here.
Earlier,Vice -President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP President J P Nadda and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also paid tributes to the former President.
An official statement said that due to social distancing norms and other COVID-19 related protocols, the mortal remains will "proceed in hearse van instead of normal gun carriage".
The funeral will be held at 1400 hrs at the Lodhi Road crematorium, his family said.
The former president passed away here on Monday at Army R&R Army Hospital after prolonged illness. He was 84.
Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital on August 10 in a critical condition. He had a large brain clot, for which he underwent an emergency life-saving surgery. He was also found to be suffering from COVID-19.
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