During his tenure, Mukherjee disposed of 34 mercy pleas.

[3] Among those whose pleas were denied are Ajmal Kasab, Afzal Guru and Yakub Menon.

[4][5] The President, accompanied with his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, arrived at Brussels.

[7] President Mukherjee planted a Bodhi tree in the Presidential Palace.

[8] He was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Jordan.