WATCH: Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India’s first tribal president. She started her career as a school teacher and actively participated in community issues
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets outgoing president Ram Nath Kovind and new President Droupadi Murmu after they both inspected an honour guard following Murmu's swearing-in ceremony, in New Delhi, India, July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf HussainNEW DELHI, July 25 - India's first president from a marginalised tribal community, Droupadi Murmu, said on Monday after being sworn in that her election was an "achievement of every poor person in the country".
"My election is proof of the fact that the poor in India can have dreams and fulfil them too," Murmu, 64, said in a"It is a matter of great satisfaction for me that those who have been deprived for centuries and those who have been denied the benefits of development, those poor, downtrodden, backwards and tribals are seeing their reflection in me."
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