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Updated: Aug 09, 2019 10:11 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Bharat Ratna conferred on former president Pranab Mukherjee is a fitting recognition for his service to the nation.

Mukherjee was conferred the highest civilian award by his successor Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday.

Dear @CitiznMukherjee,



It was an honour to witness you receiving the Bharat Ratna, a fitting recognition of everything that you have done for the nation.



Thank you for leaving no stone unturned towards making India more developed. pic.twitter.com/R6YNVDtjPF — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 9, 2019

“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.