Former President Pranab Mukherjee died in August.
New Delhi:
Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee wants to go through his memoirs before they are out and has asked the publishers to hold its release before he gives his written consent. The surprising request comes days after the release of excerpts in which the former President appeared to blame Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh for the Congress’s exit from power.
In a series of tweets today, Abhijit Mukherjee, a former Congress MP, said “motivated excerpts” were floating in the media without his consent.
“I , the son of the author of the Memoir ‘The Presidential Memoirs’ request you to kindly stop the publication of the memoir as well as motivated excerpts which is already floating in certain media platforms without my written consent,” Mr Mukherjee posted.
“Since my father is no more, I being his son want to go through the contents of the final copy of the book before it’s publication as I believe, had my father been alive today, he too would have done the same,” he wrote.
“Therefore , I being his son request You to immediately stop it’s publication without my written consent till I go through its contents ! I have already sent you a detailed letter in this regard which will reach You soon!”
@kapish_mehra@Rupa_Books
I , the Son of the author of the Memoir ” The Presidential Memoirs ” request you to kindly stop the publication of the memoir as well as motivated excerpts which is already floating in certain media platforms without my written consent .1/3— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) December 15, 2020
3/3 , Therefore , I being his son request You to immediately stop it’s publication without my written consent till I go through its contents ! I have already sent you a detailed letter in this regard which will reach You soon !
Regards – Abhijit Mukherjee.#pranabmukherjee— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) December 15, 2020
In the final volume of his memoirs, Pranab Mukherjee, who died in August, writes that “some members of the Congress” believed had he been Prime Minister, the party would not have lost power.
“Some members of the Congress have theorized that, had I become the PM in 2004, the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing. Though I don’t subscribe to this view, I do believe that the party’s leadership lost political focus after my elevation as president. While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr (Manmohan) Singh’s prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs,” Dr Mukherjee writes, according to excerpts from “The Presidential Years” released by publishers Rupa.
