New Delhi, July 22: The number 13, normally considered an unlucky number, is a lucky number for Pranab Mukherjee, India's 13th President.
Following are a few facts:
# Pranab Mukherjee lives at 13, Talkatora Road in New Delhi and is expected to be the 13th President of India.
# Pranab married Shuvra Mukherjee on July 13, 1957, and has two sons and a daughter.
# Pranab was elected to 14th Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2004.
# Mukherjee's name came up as the UPA's Presidential candidate and was revealed for the first time on Wednesday, June 13.
# The addition of first two digits of the age of 76-year-old veteran Congress leader also totals up to number 13.
# When asked about this figure playing a key role in his life, he said “I don't have any superstition. I don't believe in that. 13 is a lucky number. 13 means pure.13 (tera) is God.”
# Mukherjee recalled that when he moved into the current Talkatora Road bunglow as a Member of Parliament, he was cautioned by many that the number 13 means unlucky.
# But it did not happen, and Mukherjee all through held key positions of power and is now India's 13th President.
