What Happened When Pranab Mukherjee Got a New Year Card from Obama and His Dogs FOLLOW US ON: Pranab Mukherjee's latest book, the fourth volume of his memoirs titled The Presidential Years, started a controversy weeks before its impending publication. Mukherjee's children-- Abhijit and Sharmistha started a Twitter war over the publication of the book with Sharmistha batting for its release and Abhijit asking the publishers to stop it. However, despite their differences, the book was out last week and it instantly grabbed many headlines for Pranab Mukherjee's candid comments and contemplation on the downfall of Congress, his comparison of the two Indian prime ministers with whom he had worked, Narendra Modi and Manmohan Singh. It also includes his version on many international and domestic events.