Pranab Mukherjee launches third book in series of political memoirs, "The Coalition Years: 1996 to 2012

Pranab Mukherjee launches third book in series of political memoirs, "The Coalition Years: 1996 to 2012

FP Staff October 16, 2017, 16:35:46 IST

Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee in his new book,‘The coalition Years: 1996 to 2012’, has said he opposed the Congress’ 2003 decision to forge alliances to defeat the BJP in the 2004

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Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on the cover of his new book,‘The Coalition Years: 1996 to 2012’. Mukherjee said he opposed the Congress’ 2003 decision to forge alliances to defeat the BJP in the 2004 general elections. Twitter@CitiznMukherjee

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The book is the third in a series of political memoirs penned by him after “The Indira Years” and “The Turbulent Years.” PTI

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The book was released in New Delhi on Friday at a high-profile event attended by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi. PTI

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Pranab Mukherjee was the longest serving member of Congress working committee before he went on to become the the 13th President of India. Twitter@CitiznMukherjee

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“I maintain that the party should not forsake identity for the sake of forming a government; I remain consistent with the view even today,” said Mukherjee. Twitter@CitiznMukherjee

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‘I always believed Congress is a coalition that brings together various ideas, personalities and groups of interests,’ he further said. Twitter@CitiznMukherjee

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