Expressing "shock and dismay" over former President Pranab Mukherjee's decision to accept an invitation to attend an RSS event, former union minister C K Jaffer Sharief and former MP Hanumanthappa today urged him to reconsider his decision.
In their joint letter, the two leaders said they were surprised over Mukherjee's decision to visit the RSS headquarters in Nagpur to attend the event on June 7.
"I am unable to understand the compelling reasons.
However, I personally feel that a person of your stature, being secular in politics for decades, having served in various capacities, including the highest position of Rashtrapati, visiting Sangh Parivar at this point in time before parliament elections is not proper," the letter read.
The two leaders said Congressmen besides secular people were "stunned" to hear the news and "agitated."
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