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President Pranab Mukherjee's wife passes away

India Blooms News Service | | Aug 18, 2015, at 05:15 pm

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.

She breathed her last in Army hospital on Tuesday morning.

"It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady, Mrs Suvra Mukherjee passed away this morning at 1051 am," the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted.

The Indian First Lady, Suvra Mukherjee, suffered a cardiac arrest on Aug 7 and was admitted to ICU of Army Hospital (R&R) same day.

Suvra Mukherjee was born on Sept 17, 1940 in Jessore and married Pranab Mukherjee on July 13, 1957.

She was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet and founded the ‘Geetanjali Troupe’.

##SuvraMukherjeeDies # #PranabBereaved # #IndianFirstLadydies # army hospital # Suvra cardiac arrest

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