Prez pays homage to Sanjiva Reddy

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to former President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on his birth anniversary at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata today.

He paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Sanjiva Reddy at the Raj Bhavan, an official statement here said.

Sanjiva Reddy served as President from 1977 to 1982. Born on this day in 1913 in Madras Presidency, he died on June 1, 1996 in Bengaluru. (AGENCIES)