Unlucky '13' is lucky for Pranab Mukherjee

Number 13, considered 'unlucky', has turned out to be lucky for Pranab Mukherjee who was elected 13th President on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Number 13, considered 'unlucky', has turned out to be lucky for Pranab Mukherjee who was elected 13th President on Sunday. Mukherjee was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time on May 13, 2004. The 76-year-old leader got married on July 13, 1957. He has been living at the 13 Talkatora Road residence for several years despite being entitled to a bigger house.

Incidentally, as Leader of the Lok Sabha for eight long years, during which he played the chief trouble shooter for UPA, his office in Parliament was in room 13. Interestingly, '13' also figures in the vote value of 7,13,763 he polled.

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