The house where Pranab Mukherjee will be staying
July 25, 2017 13:27
Pranab Mukherjee will now be staying at 10
Rajaji Marg in Lutyens Delhi -- his new residence post retirement.
Spread over an area of 11,776 sq feet, 10, Rajaji Marg's ground floor has a library and an attached reading space. Interestingly, the house was occupied by another president -- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Kalam lived in this bungalow till his death in 2015. It was then allotted to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, which had evoked strong reactions from some quarters following Sharma's reported remarks that Kalam was "a nationalist despite being a Muslim'.
Spread over an area of 11,776 sq feet, 10, Rajaji Marg's ground floor has a library and an attached reading space. Interestingly, the house was occupied by another president -- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Kalam lived in this bungalow till his death in 2015. It was then allotted to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, which had evoked strong reactions from some quarters following Sharma's reported remarks that Kalam was "a nationalist despite being a Muslim'.