Pranab Mukherjee to be chief guest of RSS event

pranab-mukherjee-rss-event Former president Pranab Mukherjee | PTI

The RSS has invited former president and veteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee to address newly recruited RSS workers on June 7 in Nagpur.

Pranab Mukherjee has given his consent to participate in the programme, RSS' Akhil Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh Arun Kumar told PTI.

Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the valedictory session of the Tritiya Varsh Varg' or the Third Year Course organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in June this year.

The RSS leadership invites eminent people for the annual event held at its headquarters at Reshim Bagh in Nagpur.

“We have invited the former president of India and it is his greatness that he has given his consent for participating in the programme,” Kumar said.

Earlier this year, Pranab Mukherjee had also invited top RSS leaders at the launch of the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had also called on Pranab Mukherjee during the last days of his tenure as president.

Pranab Mukherjee had also invited RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for lunch at Rashtrapati Bhavan.