Pranab lauds Centre-state co-operation on GST passage in farewell speech

Outgoing President says he leaves with a sense of fulfilment & happiness of having served the people

"I am a creation of this Parliament whose political outlook and persona has been shaped by this temple of democracy," said President Pranab Mukherjee while addressing the parliamentarians during his farewell ceremony on the eve of his demitting office as the 13th President of India. 

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He expressed gratitude and thanked the MPs for organising the farewell ceremony. He will make way for his successor and President-elect Ram Nath Kovind. He will also vacate the Rashtrapati Bhavan at Raisina Hill, New Delhi, on Monday and shift his residence to former