Agartala, Jul 25, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Union Minister of State Pratima Bhowmik and MP Rebati Tripura witnessed the historic event—oath taking ceremony of Droupadi Murmu as the President of India on Monday.

Dr. Saha, who took part in the swearing-in ceremony at the central hall of the Parliament, in a tweet congratulated Ms Murmu for becoming the 15 President of the country.

“Congratulations to Smt Droupadi Murmu Ji for taking oath as 15th President of India,” Dr. Ssaha tweeted.

The Union Minister of State from Tripura also extended her good wishes to Ms Murmu for taking oath as the President and called it a golden day in the history of Indian democracy.

“Congratulations & best wishes to Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji on taking the oath as the 15th President of India. A golden day in the history of Indian democracy. I am sure that Smt. Murmu ji would be an outstanding President who would guide and strengthen country's development journey,” Bhowmik tweeted.

MP Rebati Tripura, who also attended the oath taking ceremony, met former BJP chief Murli Monohar Joshi in the programme. 

Meanwhile, a Janajati cultural team from Tripura was seen sharing the frame with the new President. The picture was shared by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma in a social media post on Monday.

In his message, Former Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb wrote, “My heartiest greetings and congratulations to Smt Droupadi Murmu ji on taking oath as the 15th President of India. I am confident that her long experience in administration and public life will be helpful for the development of India.”