US President Donald Trump expressed grief over Pranab Mukherjee's death

US President Donald Trump expressed grief over Pranab Mukherjee's death

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the "visionary leadership" of former President Pranab Mukherjee helped India emerge as a global power.


New Delhi: Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday. He was cremated on Tuesday with full state honors. US President Donald Trump has mourned the death of former President of India Pranab Mukherjee. He tweeted, 'Sad to hear the news of the death of former President of India Pranab Mukherjee. I send my condolences to his family and the people of India because they celebrate in mourning the loss of a great leader.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that former President Pranab Mukherjee's "visionary leadership" helped India emerge as a global power and paved the way for a stronger US-India partnership. With this, he mourned the death of Mukherjee. He said that America is deeply saddened by the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. Mukherjee has worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of India as an MP, cabinet minister and President of the world's largest democracy in the best journey of more than half a century.

"His visionary leadership helped India's rise as a global power and paved the way for a stronger US-India partnership," Pompeo said in a statement. He said, "Due to President Mukherjee's many achievements, India became more prosperous and safer. As Foreign Minister and Minister of Defense, he played a key role in the foundation of the historic Indo-US civil nuclear agreement and the US-India strategic partnership ... "He said that few Indian politicians have taken up the cause of global leadership in the 21st century." Played a more important role in preparing India. He said, "On behalf of the American people, we express our deepest condolences to the people of India and Mukherjee's family in this hour of grief."