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Mukherjee was conferred the highest civilian award by his successor Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday.
“Thank you for leaving no stone unturned towards making India more developed … It was an honour to witness you receiving the Bharat Ratna, a fitting recognition of everything that you have done for the nation,” Modi tweeted.
Acclaimed Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika and RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh were conferred the award posthumously.