Draupadi Murmu scripts history; Takes oath as 15th President of India

NEW DELHI: Scripting history, Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as India’s 15th President, on Monday at a ceremony in the Central Hall of the Parliament. She was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana. The ceremony was witnessed by numerous prominent leaders, including Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, union ministers, chief ministers, governors, MPs, top officials and foreign envoys among others. Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Murmu had paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in the national capital. The lessons given by Gandhiji are an inspiration for every step forward and will move ahead through his ideas, she said.

Murmu holds the distinction of being the country’s first President from a tribal community, the second woman President and the youngest President of the nation. Earlier, tribal art troupes from across the country had visited Murmu at her residence.