‘For Petty Crumbs…’: Pranab Mukherjee’s Daughter Lashes Out At Brother For Defending Congress – News18
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The controversy started when Sharmistha Mukherjee claimed Congress didn’t hassle for a CWC assembly after Pranab Mukherjee’s loss of life in 2020. Her brother Abhijit mentioned COVID-19 curbs have been in place.
A feud has developed between Sharmistha and Abhijit Mukherjee over Congress denying CWC meet for his or her father and ex-President Pranab Mukherjee. (Companies)
Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee made a pointy remark in direction of her brother Abhijit Mukherjee for defending Congress, igniting a household feud in reference to ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s memorial.
The controversy started after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in search of a separate memorial for Manmohan Singh, who handed away on the age of 92 on December 26.
Sharmistha Mukherjee claimed that when her father and former Indian President died in 2020, the Congress didn’t hassle to convene a condolence assembly by the Congress Working Committee. In keeping with her, a senior chief of the Congress informed her that it isn’t for Indian Presidents.
When baba handed away, Congress didnt even hassle 2 name CWC 4 condolence assembly. A senior chief informed me it’s not performed 4 Presidents. Thats utter garbage as I realized later from baba’s diaries that on KR Narayanan’s loss of life, CWC was known as & condolence msg was drafted by baba solely https://t.co/nbYCF7NsMB— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) December 27, 2024
Nonetheless, her brother Abhijit Mukherjee had a remarkably completely different response to the difficulty, who asserted that COVID-19 curbs have been in place throughout Pranab Mukherjee’s demise in 2020. Pranab Mukherjee had handed away on the age of 84 after testing optimistic for COVID-19.
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Chatting with information company ANI, Abhijit Mukherjee defended the Congress by saying, “When my father died, it was COVID-19 time. There have been plenty of restrictions in place which is why folks couldn’t collect. Even (Then-Delhi CM Arvind) Kejriwal’s administration didn’t enable even relations to go to. Solely 20 household and buddies have been current there.”
“Congress needed to take out a rally however they may not (as a consequence of COVID-19) however they got here and visited. Even PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders got here,” he mentioned. “I believe what she (Sharmistha) is referring to is that there was a CWC assembly after they missed a correct obituary, or there was no separate CWC assembly for his obituary. However in a while, they corrected this plan of action and did it commonly.”
Reacting sharply to her brother’s remarks, Sharmistha took to X and mentioned, “Disgrace is on the one that, for some petty crumbs, desires to rejoin a celebration whose followers abuse his father day-in & day-out in probably the most vilest method.”
“He’s really ‘dented-painted’. SICK!”, she commented, referring to Abhijit’s controversial “dented and painted” remarks aimed in direction of protests over the Nirbhaya gangrape case in 2012, which sparked widespread outrage. Sharmistha additionally connected screenshots, the place Abhijit had reportedly claimed earlier that his father was “humiliated” by the Congress.
Sharing his thoughts over the controversy surrounding Manmohan Singh’s cremation, Mukherjee mentioned, “I don’t suppose there needs to be an issue. We would like a memorial (for him). I enchantment to the federal government and totally endorse Congress President Mallikarjun’s enchantment to the government, they need to give it some thought.”
