Pranab Mukherjee's daughter takes ‘real rot’ jibe at Congress: ‘Why no CWC…’
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Pranab Mukherjee's daughter takes ‘real rot’ jibe at Congress: ‘Why no CWC…’

Hindustan Times  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, alleged that the Congress party is in a “sad state of affairs” and called for “serious introspection”. In an interview with PTI, she also alleged that party workers feel alienated from its top leadership due to the “current state of affairs” and the lack of an “ideology” among top Congress leaders. Compares CWC meeting Mukherjee said that the party did not convene a Congress Working Committee meeting to condole her father's death in August 2020. “The kind of language that was used on me and one of the tallest leaders like my father shows that there is a real rot in the Congress,” Mukherjee said.

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‘Rahul’s bhakt-chelas who call my father sanghi’: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha slams Congress, brother Abhijit
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3 days, 23 hours ago

‘Rahul’s bhakt-chelas who call my father sanghi’: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha slams Congress, brother Abhijit

Live Mint  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, has once again slammed the Congress party and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid the row over memorial for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who passed away last week. By their convoluted logic, Rahul then should be seen as his accomplice,” Mukherjee wrote on X. Mukherjee fresh remarks come days after …

Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha slams Rahul Gandhi's ‘bhakt-chelas’, hits back at brother for defending Congress
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4 days ago

Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha slams Rahul Gandhi's ‘bhakt-chelas’, hits back at brother for defending Congress

Hindustan Times  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's loyalists and also, hit back at own brother, Abhijit Mukherjee on Monday, days after she alleged that no CWC meeting was convened after her father's demise. Sharmistha Mukherjee also challenged Rahul Gandhi's “Bhakt-chelas”, who allegedly called Pranab Mukherjee “Sanghi” for his visit to Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

Abhijit Mukherjee counters sister, says Covid-19 curbs in place when Pranab died
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4 days, 12 hours ago

Abhijit Mukherjee counters sister, says Covid-19 curbs in place when Pranab died

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President Pranab Mukherjee, on Monday responded to his sister Sharmistha Mukherjee’s criticism of the Congress party, saying restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic prevented gatherings, including a rally planned by Congress, at the time of their father’s death in August 2020. Sharmistha Mukherjee has cited Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s proposal for a memorial …

Sharmistha Mukherjee criticises Congress for not calling condolence meeting for Pranab Mukherjee
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6 days, 23 hours ago

Sharmistha Mukherjee criticises Congress for not calling condolence meeting for Pranab Mukherjee

Op India  

On 27th December, Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for proposing to create a separate memorial in Delhi for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Thats utter rubbish as I learned later from baba’s diaries that on KR Narayanan’s death, CWC was called & condolence msg was drafted by baba only https://t.co/nbYCF7NsMB — …

‘Utter rubbish…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha slams Congress amid Manmohan Singh memorial row
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6 days, 23 hours ago

‘Utter rubbish…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha slams Congress amid Manmohan Singh memorial row

Hindustan Times  

Former president Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee has slammed the Congress for not holding a Congress Working Committee meeting after her father's demise. Her comments come after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a funeral place for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where a memorial could be built. Congress-MHA back and forth on Manmohan Singh memorial The Congress on Friday said …

Amid Manmohan Singh's memorial row, Pranab Mukherjee's daughter's dig at Congress
1 week ago

Amid Manmohan Singh's memorial row, Pranab Mukherjee's daughter's dig at Congress

India Today  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee and a former Congress member, criticised the party for demanding a separate memorial space for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while failing to convene a Working Committee meeting to condole her father's death. Her remarks come amidst a fresh controversy surrounding the Congress's appeal for a dedicated memorial for former Prime Minister …

Manmohan Singh Death: Sonia Gandhi Honours Her ‘Friend, Philosopher, Guide’, Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial
1 week ago

Manmohan Singh Death: Sonia Gandhi Honours Her ‘Friend, Philosopher, Guide’, Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial

ABP News  

Manmohan Singh Death: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi mourned the passing of former prime minister Manmohan Singh saying that he left an indelible void in Indian politics and public life. Manmohan Singh Death: Kharge Urges PM Modi For Memorial Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged the government to hold Singh’s last rites …

Pranab and Rao: Sidelined Congress stalwarts become Bharat Ratnas in BJP regime
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pranab and Rao: Sidelined Congress stalwarts become Bharat Ratnas in BJP regime

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao was a key catalyst in resurrecting Pranab Mukherjee’s career in the Congress party. Five years after Mukherjee was conferred the country’s highest civilian honour 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X, “Delighted to share that our former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao Garu, will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.” It …

‘Gandhi-Nehru family didn't…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter questions Congress's current ideology
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Gandhi-Nehru family didn't…’: Pranab Mukherjee's daughter questions Congress's current ideology

Hindustan Times  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday questioned the current ideology of the Congress, a day after she said the party should look outside the Nehru-Gandhi family for its leadership. Responding to a comment on her social media handle X, Sharmistha Mukherjee, a former Congress leader, said the Congress or the Gandhi-Nehru family didn’t give Pranab …

Just Like That | Pranab Mukherjee: Up and close, and candid
1 year ago

Just Like That | Pranab Mukherjee: Up and close, and candid

Hindustan Times  

In this column in January 2023, I mentioned that Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, was planning to write a book on her father, based on his personal diaries. His face became red, and he shouted, ‘Who does he think he is?’” According to Sharmistha’s book, Pranab said that Rahul has “all the arrogance of the Gandhi-Nehru lineage, …

Congress reconstitutes CWC members, adds Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress reconstitutes CWC members, adds Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on 20 August reconstituted Congress Working Committee. As per the list, Congress leaders Sachin Pilot who rebelled against the party's government in Rajasthan and was later removed as deputy chief minister, Shashi Tharoor who unsuccessfully ran for the post of Congress chief against Kharge in the internal polls last year have also been included to the …

Pranab Mukerjee passes away at 84; Centre declares 7-day national mourning, funeral to be held in Delhi today
4 years, 4 months ago

Pranab Mukerjee passes away at 84; Centre declares 7-day national mourning, funeral to be held in Delhi today

Firstpost  

Mukherjee, who was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital on 10 August and was operated for a removal of a clot in the brain the same day, is survived by two sons and a daughter. India’s 13th president, Pranab Mukherjee, one of India’s most respected leaders across the political spectrum, died on Monday evening following a 21-day battle …

Centre announces 7-day state mourning on demise of Pranab Mukherjee
4 years, 4 months ago

Centre announces 7-day state mourning on demise of Pranab Mukherjee

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Central government on Monday announced seven-day state mourning on demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee. During the state mourning, from 31 August to 6 September, national flag will fly at half-mast on buildings across India and there will be no official entertainment, said Ministry of Home Affairs. "The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of …

Congress leaders continue parleys
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress leaders continue parleys

The Hindu  

After getting rapped on the knuckles by the Congress Working Committee for making public the letter written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, raising a host of questions on the party’s functioning, the group of leaders who authored the letter had a long meeting at party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence in Delhi. The CWC urges and advises all concerned …

India: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi holds on after dissent letter
4 years, 4 months ago

India: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi holds on after dissent letter

Al Jazeera  

Main opposition party rejects her request to be allowed to step down, after a rare challenge to the Nehru-Gandhi family. Indian politician Sonia Gandhi will continue to lead the main opposition Congress as its “interim” president, the party said following a stormy seven-hour meeting of its top leaders in the capital, New Delhi. “The CWC unanimously requests Sonia Gandhi to …

'Exactly a Yr After Bharat Ratna': Pranab Mukherjee's Daughter Shares Memory as Ex-Prez Remains Critical
4 years, 4 months ago

'Exactly a Yr After Bharat Ratna': Pranab Mukherjee's Daughter Shares Memory as Ex-Prez Remains Critical

News 18  

As former President Pranab Mukherjee remained critical after undergoing brain surgery, his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee said that God should do what was best for her father, while praying for strength to accept both the joys and sorrows of life with equanimity. Exactly a year later on 10 August he fell critically ill. May God do whatever is best for him …

Pranab Mukherjee still critical, daughter Sharmistha remembers Bharat Ratna honour last year
4 years, 4 months ago

Pranab Mukherjee still critical, daughter Sharmistha remembers Bharat Ratna honour last year

India Today  

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee has written on Twitter that it was exactly a year ago that her father was conferred with the Bharat Ratna and now he is critically ill. As Pranab Mukherjee’s health worsened and continues to be critical, Sharmistha Mukherjee tweeted, “Last year 8 August was 1 of d happiest day 4 me …

Why return of Sonia Gandhi wrecks Rahul's plans
5 years, 4 months ago

Why return of Sonia Gandhi wrecks Rahul's plans

India Today  

On May 25, two days after a massive Narendra Modi wave humiliated the Congress consecutively for the second time -- it was reduced to 44 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and only managed eight more in 2019, bringing the number up to 52 in a house of 543 elected members -- Rahul Gandhi resigned as party president, accepting …

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