Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away at the age of 84, his family said.

Mukherjee died of multiple organ failure on Monday after being admitted to hospital weeks ago, having also contracted coronavirus.
A senior leader of India's Congress party who served in multiple cabinets during five decades, Mukherjee had emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain on August 10 at New Delhi's Army Hospital Research and Referral after suffering a fall.
The hospital said he tested positive for COVID-19 after the surgery and his condition was critical. He remained in a coma after the surgery.
The hospital said his health began declining on Monday after a lung infection resulted in septic shock.
His son, former legislator Abhijeet Mukherjee tweeted on Monday evening that he had died.