Pranab Mukherjee’s Wife to be Cremated Tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, First Lady, Suvra Mukherjee who passed away this morning will be cremated tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, First Lady Suvra Mukherjee will be cremated tomorrow morning. Her body will be kept at the Rashtrapati Bhavan between 3 pm to 5 pm for friends and family who wish to pay their last respects.

The body of Smt. Suvra Mukherjee will be kept at Rashtrapati Bhavan for family & friends to pay last respects from 3 to 5 p.m. today 1/3

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

After this the body would be sent to their son Abhijit Mukherjee’s residence and the cremation will take place tomorrow at 10 am.

Thereafter, at 13, Talkatora Road, the residence of her son, Shri Abhijit Mukherjee, MP 2/3

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

The cremation ceremony will be held at the Lodhi Road Crematorium at 10.00 a.m. tomorrow 3/3

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

Suvra Mukherjee passed away this morning at 10:51 am.

It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady, Mrs Suvra Mukherjee passed away this morning at 1051 am

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

She had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in New Delhi. She was suffering from respiratory problems and was hospitalised on August 7.

Smt. Suvra Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore and married Shri Pranab Mukherjee on July 13, 1957 pic.twitter.com/ckGKxyEj5s

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

Smt. Suvra Mukherjee was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet & founded the ‘Geetanjali Troupe’ pic.twitter.com/EWY6pQ6CRU

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

Smt. Mukherjee was also a talented painter who had many group and solo exhibitions to her credit pic.twitter.com/tKWQyP4U5t

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015

Smt. Mukherjee has written two books: Chokher Aloey and Chena Achenai Chin

— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 18, 2015