When he was invited, Pranab Mukherjee's daughter stood against it and she lashed out at RSS. But Pranab never cared about her and he accepted. Congress leaders also opposed his visit. P.Chidambaram, Jayaram, Ramesh, Jaffer Sheriff condemned his visit.
In this case, BJP-RSS IT wing has photoshopped and released a photo showcasing him as a RSS member. The photo went viral and Sharmistha Mukherjee revealed it on the Social media. She tweeted, "See, this is exactly what I was fearing & warned my father about. Not even few hours have passed, but BJP/RSS dirty tricks dept is at work in full swing!"