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New Delhi sources have stated that as the 13th president of India left the Rashtrapati Bhavan , making way for his successor Ram Nath Kovind, old friends recalled with fondness the many anecdotes that marked his long career in politics. Mukherjee is said to have had loved his pipes, even after he quit smoking years ago. Further the Senior Congress leader and former union minister Shivraj Patil describes his long-time colleague as a man who "knew the politics and economics of the country in the best possible manner".
He said Pranab was one of the senior most members in parliament and he knew very well in what manner a minister should conduct himself. He was one of the best presidents of India.Bengali and Trinamool Congress member Saugato Roy said he knew Pranab Mukherjee for 30 to 35 years and he is an extremely hard working person.
When he was the finance minister, he remembers how he wouldn't ever leave without meeting the last visitor. Roy said Mukherjee was, as Ghoshal noted, "perpetual Number 2", becoming the President of India gave him the opportunity to become Number 1.