PM Modi meets President Murmu, says she has emerged as a ray of hope

The prime minister also thanked all MPs and MLAs across party lines who supported Murmu's candidature and said her 'record victory' augurs well for India's democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is set to be the first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is set to be the first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Jul 21 2022 | 9:57 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that Droupadi Murmu will make an "outstanding" President and said India has scripted history with a daughter from a tribal community being elected to the top post.

Modi visited Murmu's temporary residence here to congratulate her and said she has emerged as a ray of hope for citizens, especially the poor, the marginalised and the downtrodden.

BJP president J P Nadda also met Murmu to congratulate her.

In a series of tweets, Modi said, "India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!

He congratulated Murmu on being elected to the top Constitutional post.

"Droupadi Murmu Ji's life, her early struggles, her rich service and her exemplary success motivates each and every Indian. She has emerged as a ray of hope for our citizens, especially the poor, marginalised and the downtrodden," he said in tweets.

The prime minister also thanked all MPs and MLAs across party lines who supported her candidature and said her "record victory" augurs well for our democracy.

"Droupadi Murmu Ji has been an outstanding MLA and Minister. She had an excellent tenure as Jharkhand governor. I am certain she will be an outstanding President who will lead from the front and strengthen India's development journey," he said.

In anticipation of her win, celebrations had started at many places as the counting of votes progressed and she inched near the victory mark. BJP members put up banners and posters at several places.

A folk dance group performed outside her residence here while BJP members distributed sweets at many places as Murmu becomes India's first President from the Scheduled Tribes community.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 21 2022 | 9:08 PM IST

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