“My election is proof that poor in India can dream and make them come true”: Droupadi Murmu

After taking oath as the 15th President of India in the Parliament, Droupadi Murmu on Monday proudly said that “My election is proof that poor in India can dream and make them come true”: Droupadi Murmu. She is the first President of the country who was born in independent India. Murmu was born on June 20, 1958 in Odisha.

Droupadi Murmu is also the second woman President of India, and the first-ever tribal woman to hold the highest Constitutional post. “My election is proof that the poor in India can dream and make them come true.” “For me, getting primary education was a dream.” “I want to tell the youth, don’t just focus on your future but also lay the foundation of the country’s future. As President, you have my full support.”

“I will focus on welfare of the marginalised.” “India is adding new episodes of development in every sphere…India’s fight against the Covid pandemic has increased its global influence.” In her first address as the President of India at the Central Hall of the Parliament, Droupadi Murmu said, “I am the first President of the country who was born in independent India. We will have to speed up our efforts to meet the expectations that our freedom fighters had with the citizens of independent India,”

She said that reaching the Presidential post is not her personal achievement, rather the achievement of every poor in India. “My nomination is evidence that the poor in India can not only dream but also fulfill those dreams,” Murmu added.

Further, 15th President of India Droupadi Murmu asserted, “Satisfying to me that the people who were devoid of development for years -the poor, Dalits, backward, the tribals- can see me as their reflection. My nomination has blessings of the poor behind it, it’s a reflection of the dreams and capabilities of crores of women.”

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After her address as the President of India, Murmu greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and other dignitaries who attended her swearing-in ceremony today. The ceremony took place in the Central Hall of the Parliament. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath of the office.