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PM Narendra Modi said the nation watched with pride as Droupadi Murmu took oath as the President of India, calling it a watershed moment.

July 25, 2022

PM Narendra Modi said the nation watched with pride as Droupadi Murmu took oath as the President of India, calling it a watershed moment.

NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 25: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – “INDIAN PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU/ HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) The Chief Justice of India Justice (L) N.V. Ramana administering the oath of the office of the President of India to Droupadi Murmu, at a swearing-in ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament House in New Delhi India on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Indian Press Information Bureau / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the nation watched with pride as Droupadi Murmu took oath as the President of India, calling it a watershed moment for the country.

“She emphasised India’s accomplishments and presented a futuristic vision of the path ahead at a time when India is marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.”- Prime Minister said taking to Twitter.

“The entire nation watched with pride as Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji took oath as the President of India. Her assuming the Presidency is a watershed moment for India, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden. I wish her the very best for a fruitful Presidential tenure,” she further wrote.

Droupadi Murmu took oath on Monday. She became the first tribal leader to hold the top constitutional post and the second woman President of the country.