Draupadi Murmu sworn in as 15th President of India
26 Jul 2022
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Draupadi Murmu on Monday took the oath as the 15th President of India, at the Central Hall of Parliament, in a grand ceremony attended by PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath of office Draupadi Murmu, the first tribal and the second woman to become the President of India.
Addressing the nation after the swearing in, Droupadi Murmu said she was honoured to take charge at a time India is completing 75 years of Independence. She added that she was the first President to be born in independent India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Murmu’s swearing-in ceremony is a “watershed moment for India, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden,” and wished the President good luck.
“In her address after taking oath, President Droupadi Murmu gave a message of hope and compassion,” Modi added.
Murmu, in her address, said, “Reaching the presidential post is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor in India. My election is evidence that the poor in India can not just dream but also fulfil those dreams.”
After the Swearing in Draupadi Murmu, as the supreme commander of the armed forces, also received her first guard of honour at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Murmu is the first tribal woman to hold the highest constitutional post in the country. Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath to Murmu in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar, Amit Shah, among others.
A former governor of Jharkhand and a nominee of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, Draupadi Murmu assumed presidency defeating her opponent Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin.
Born in the Santhali tribe community of a village in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, Draupadi Murmu entered public life as a school teacher and then as a government clerk.
She joined politics in 1997 with Bhartiya Janata Party and was elected a councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat, and in 2000, she became the chairman.
She also served as the national vice president of BJP Schedule Tribes Morcha.
Murmu, who hails from Odisha and was also a minister in the BJD-BJP alliance government in the state.
Draupadi Murmu was appointed governor of Jharkhand in May 2015. She was the first female governor of Jharkhand.
Orissa chief minister Navin Patnaik congratulated Murmu on her thumping victory in the presidential election and wished her all the best.
People in Rairangpur, Odisha on Monday celebrated after President Droupadi Murmu's swearing-in ceremony. Murmu hails from Rairangpur.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Monday marked the swearing-in of President Droupadi Murmu with a sand sculpture on the Puri beach.
Congratulatory messages poured in from across the world.
Sri Lanka's newly-appointed President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday congratulated India's new President Droupadi Murmu, recalling the close ties between the two nations and underlining that her leadership offers "fresh impetus" to the joint endeavours to nurture and strengthen the cordial ties it enjoys.
“Your appointment to this chief responsibility in one of the largest democracies is testimony to the trust and confidence the government and the people have placed in your caliber and political acumen,” Wickremesinghe wrote in his message. Recalling the close ties between the two nations, Wickremesinghe said, “Your leadership offers fresh impetus to our joint endeavors to nurture and strengthen the cordial ties we enjoy and I look forward to working closely with you towards this end.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu on assuming office, saying he stands ready to work with her to enhance political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation and properly handle differences.
Xi said that he attaches great importance to China-India relations, and stands ready to work with Murmu to enhance political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, properly handle differences and push bilateral ties forward on the right track, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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