Villagers from West Bengal's Birbhum district are performing a three-day religious ritual in the ancestral village of former President Pranab Mukherjee for his speedy recovery after he underwent a brain surgery and also tested positive for Covid-19. Mukherjee on Tuesday remained on life support and his health bulletin termed his condition 'critical'.

#Watch: Villagers from #WestBengal's #Birbhum district are performing a three-day religious ritual in the ancestral village of former President #PranabMukherjee (@POI13) for his speedy recovery after he underwent a brain surgery and also tested positive for #COVID19.#Pranab pic.twitter.com/soFq8prdoW

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The villagers of Kirnahar on Tuesday started the Maha Mrityunjay Yajna at the Japeshwar Shiva temple located in Mukherjee's native place Mirati, about 180-km north of Kolkata.