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B'day Special: 10 facts to know about President Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi: Pranab Kumar Mukherjee was elected as the 13th President of Republic of India on 25 July 2012.President Pranab Mukherjee is a person of vast political, financial and diplomatic experience. He has the distinction

 




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In his childhood, Pranab Mukherjee was better known by his 'daknam' or nickname - Poltu.

The number 13 is a lucky number for President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee although it is considered inauspicious by the rest of the world . He is the 13th President of

India and he lived in a government bungalow numbered 13 for decades.

President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee's height is 5 feet 1 inch. A man with a razor-sharp intellect and mind, Pranab Mukherjee was born on 11 December 1935 in the family of a freedom fighter, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee in Mirati village falling under Birbhum district of West Bengal.