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Today on Monday, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana swore in Droupadi Murmu as the country’s 15th President in the Central Hall of Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, members of the Council of Ministers, governors, chief ministers, heads of diplomatic missions, members of Parliament, and civil and military officers all attended the ceremony.
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In her first address as the President, Murmu said, “I am fortunate to have got this opportunity to serve during the 75th year of Independence.”
“I am the first to have been born in independent India. I come from a small village and in that village even getting primary education is tough. I am the first to get education at this level,” she added.
“My elevation as President is not just my achievement but that of everyone in the country, that they can dream of reaching this level. Every poor person, every marginalised person has blessed me in this step and I feel honoured. I want to assure women and the youth that their interests are most important to me.”
She had previously paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in Raj Ghat. Military and other officials escorted her. At the Rashtrapati Bhavan, she also met outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind.
On July 22, the former Jharkhand governor defeated her rival Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential election, becoming the country’s first tribal candidate and the second woman to hold the highest office.
On June 21, the 64-year-old Santhal woman was named the BJP-led NDA’s presidential candidate. She was sworn in as the country’s 15th President on Thursday, following the completion of the vote count.
